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What grows in Kumi

Eastern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kumi

The 2027 season in Kumi

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to December 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,050 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,050 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 57% of this area.
57% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 283 growing days · about 1,030 mm · March to December
21% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 302 growing days · about 1,180 mm · February to December
21% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 266 growing days · about 920 mm · March to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kumi

57% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 61 crops

21% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 64 crops

21% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 60 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 Kumi

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot 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 Kumi, 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 Kumi

  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Orange — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Orange — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Orange — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Apr 2027

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 Kumi?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Banana all rate well in Kumi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Kumi?

In Kumi the window for African eggplant runs 9 Mar 2027 to 4 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kumi?

Divisi does. It reads Kumi'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 Kumi, 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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