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What grows in Moyo

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Moyo

The 2026 season in Moyo

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,019 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,019 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 97% of this area.
97% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 245 growing days · about 1,000 mm · March to November
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 235 growing days · about 890 mm · March to November

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Moyo

97% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 58 crops

3% 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 grows in Moyo 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 Moyo

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.

  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Moderate — Water
  • Cocoa Moderate — Water
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Oil palm Moderate — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Planting window moved, now opens 11 May 2027
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Planting window moved, now opens 31 May 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Planting window moved, now opens 31 May 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Planting window moved, now opens 21 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Jul 2026

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 Moyo?

Cashew, Pearl millet, Watermelon, African eggplant, African nightshade all rate well in Moyo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Moyo?

In Moyo the window for Cashew runs 23 Mar 2026 to 19 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Moyo?

Divisi does. It reads Moyo'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 Moyo, 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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