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What grows in Kanungu

Western, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kanungu

The 2026 season in Kanungu

When the rains are expectedJanuary 2026 to January 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 868 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 868 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.1 °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 46% of this area.
46% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 339 growing days · about 920 mm · July to June
33% 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 1,130 mm · January to December
15% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 279 growing days · about 780 mm · July to January
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 297 growing days · about 830 mm · July to June

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kanungu

46% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 64 crops

33% highland, humid, warm — 39 crops

15% lowland, humid, warm, two seasons — 60 crops

3% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 61 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 Kanungu 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 Kanungu

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.

  • Sugarcane Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 3 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Kanungu?

Amaranth, Common bean, Finger millet, Guava, Chilli all rate well in Kanungu — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Amaranth in Kanungu?

In Kanungu the window for Amaranth runs 17 Sep 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kanungu?

Divisi does. It reads Kanungu'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 Kanungu, 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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