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What grows in Moroto

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Moroto

The 2027 season in Moroto

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 675 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 +2.5 °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 75% of this area.
75% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 195 growing days · about 680 mm · March to October
13% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 173 growing days · about 590 mm · March to September
7% 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
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 292 growing days · about 980 mm · March to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Moroto

75% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 49 crops

13% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 46 crops

7% highland, sub-humid, warm — 49 crops

3% highland, humid, warm — 11 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 Moroto 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 Moroto

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
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Yam Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Ginger Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 13 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Avocado — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Avocado — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Crop stopped being 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 Moroto?

Mango, Pineapple, Jute mallow, Cashew, African eggplant all rate well in Moroto — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Mango in Moroto?

In Moroto the window for Mango runs 2 Mar 2027 to 31 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Moroto?

Divisi does. It reads Moroto'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 Moroto, 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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