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What grows in Kaabong

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kaabong

The 2027 season in Kaabong

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to November 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 651 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September and October look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.8 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 60% of this area.
60% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 219 growing days · about 710 mm · March to October
31% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 237 growing days · about 790 mm · March to November
7% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 169 growing days · about 560 mm · March to September

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kaabong

60% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 47 crops

31% highland, sub-humid, warm — 61 crops

7% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 3 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 Kaabong 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 Kaabong

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.

  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

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 Kaabong, 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 Kaabong

  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Niger Seed — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Watermelon — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Sunflower — 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Kaabong?

Mango, African nightshade, Beetroot, Common bean, Cucumber all rate well in Kaabong — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Mango in Kaabong?

In Kaabong the window for Mango runs 24 Mar 2027 to 12 Jun 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kaabong?

Divisi does. It reads Kaabong'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 Kaabong, 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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