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What grows in Amudat

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Amudat

The 2027 season in Amudat

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 719 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 719 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 one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 44% of this area.
44% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 195 growing days · about 730 mm · March to December
43% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 1,010 mm · March to December
6% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 194 growing days · about 730 mm · March to December
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 196 growing days · about 750 mm · March to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Amudat

44% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 58 crops

43% lowland, humid, warm — 65 crops

6% sub-humid, warm — 59 crops

3% highland, sub-humid, warm — 58 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 Amudat 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 Amudat

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.

  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — 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 Amudat?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Amudat?

In Amudat the window for African eggplant runs 16 Mar 2027 to 7 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Amudat?

Divisi does. It reads Amudat'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 Amudat, 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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