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What grows in Kitgum

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kitgum

The 2027 season in Kitgum

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 837 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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 94% of this area.
94% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 243 growing days · about 930 mm · March to November
4% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 252 growing days · about 970 mm · March to November

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kitgum

94% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 57 crops

4% highland, sub-humid, warm — 63 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 Kitgum 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 Kitgum

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cocoa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 7 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 1 September 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Guava — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Teff — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Sunflower — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Lemon — 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 Kitgum?

African nightshade, Bambara groundnut, Beetroot, Carrot, Common bean all rate well in Kitgum — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Kitgum?

In Kitgum the window for African nightshade runs 24 May 2027 to 2 Jul 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kitgum?

Divisi does. It reads Kitgum'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 Kitgum, 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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