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What grows in Kaliro

Eastern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kaliro

The 2026 season in Kaliro

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,055 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 67% of this area.
67% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 305 growing days · about 1,080 mm · February to December
25% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 298 growing days · about 1,060 mm · February to December
7% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 306 growing days · about 1,090 mm · February to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kaliro

67% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 64 crops

25% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 62 crops

7% humid, warm — 64 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 Divisi would not plant in Kaliro

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.

  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 10 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Kaliro, 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 Kaliro

  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Turmeric — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Kaliro?

Lime, Mandarin, African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth all rate well in Kaliro — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lime in Kaliro?

In Kaliro the window for Lime runs 8 Feb 2026 to 6 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kaliro?

Divisi does. It reads Kaliro'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 Kaliro, 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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