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What grows in Obongi

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Obongi

The 2026 season in Obongi

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 928 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 928 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 249 growing days · about 970 mm · March to November
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 262 growing days · about 1,000 mm · March to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Obongi

97% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 51 crops

3% sub-humid, warm — 55 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 Obongi 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 Obongi

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.

  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 19 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Jul 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 11 May 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Jun 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Cocoa — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature

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 Obongi?

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

When should I plant Cashew in Obongi?

In Obongi the window for Cashew runs 22 Mar 2026 to 16 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Obongi?

Divisi does. It reads Obongi'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 Obongi, 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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