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What grows in Pakwach

Northern, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Pakwach

The 2026 season in Pakwach

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 825 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.2 °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 84% of this area.
84% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 265 growing days · about 820 mm · March to December
13% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 270 growing days · about 880 mm · March to December
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 264 growing days · about 770 mm · March to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Pakwach

84% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 54 crops

13% lowland, humid, warm — 56 crops

3% sub-humid, warm — 53 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 Pakwach 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 Pakwach

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.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Moderate
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Planting window moved, now opens 19 Aug 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — 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 Pakwach?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Pakwach?

In Pakwach the window for African eggplant runs 25 Jul 2026 to 23 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Pakwach?

Divisi does. It reads Pakwach'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 Pakwach, 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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