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What grows in Bundibugyo

Western, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Bundibugyo

The 2026/27 season in Bundibugyo

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to January 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,003 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, 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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 53% of this area.
53% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 332 growing days · about 1,040 mm · February to January
17% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 1,390 mm · January to December
16% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 1,300 mm · December to December
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; cold for much of the year, with a short planting season 365 growing days · about 1,770 mm · January to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Bundibugyo

53% lowland, humid, warm — 66 crops

17% high montane, humid, warm — 25 crops

16% highland, humid, warm — 45 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 Divisi would not plant in Bundibugyo

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
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 2 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Potato — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Oil Palm — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Moringa — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Orange — 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 Bundibugyo?

Lemon, Maize, Pumpkin, Kale, Sorghum all rate well in Bundibugyo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lemon in Bundibugyo?

In Bundibugyo the window for Lemon runs 10 Feb 2026 to 28 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Bundibugyo?

Divisi does. It reads Bundibugyo'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 Bundibugyo, 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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