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What grows in Sheikan

North Kordofan, Sudan

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Map showing the boundary of Sheikan

The 2027 season in Sheikan

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedJune 2027 to September 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 309 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 309 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.7 °C over the growing months. Heat makes the same rain do less, so a dry spell bites sooner: do not plant late, and shade or mulch what you can.
What that supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 37% of this area.
62% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 260 mm · July to September
37% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 80 growing days · about 330 mm · June to September

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Sheikan

62% lowland, arid, warm — 27 crops

37% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 32 crops

Rain-fed. These dates are worked out from each place's own rainfall, for a field watered by the season — with irrigation a window can open earlier, close later, or come round more than once a year. Check your own field under What grows, or get the Divisi app for a calendar dated to your farm.

What grows in Sheikan with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Sheikan

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Cucumber Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pigeon pea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Finger millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lettuce Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Kale Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Water
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Water
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Water
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Water
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Water
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Water
  • Teff Unsuitable — Water
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Water
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 42 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Sheikan, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. Your own soil, slope and rainfall will shift the dates — the Divisi app works them out for your field, and dates each job that follows.

Or check your field first

What changed in Sheikan

  • 2 September 2026 Cucumber — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable

This calendar moves

Planting windows shift with the forecast. Leave your email and we'll send what changed, and a note when planting time nears — a couple of emails a month at most.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Sheikan?

Cowpea, Green gram, Jute mallow, Bambara groundnut, Common bean all rate well in Sheikan — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cowpea in Sheikan?

In Sheikan the window for Cowpea runs 25 Jun 2027 to 5 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Sheikan?

Divisi does. It reads Sheikan's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Sheikan, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

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The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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