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What grows in Kyegegwa

Western, Uganda

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Map showing the boundary of Kyegegwa

The 2026 season in Kyegegwa

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 982 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February, 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 49% of this area.
49% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 310 growing days · about 950 mm · February to December
22% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 263 growing days · about 800 mm · July to December
18% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 274 growing days · about 850 mm · July to December
6% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 254 growing days · about 750 mm · July to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Kyegegwa

49% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 68 crops

22% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 66 crops

18% lowland, humid, warm, two seasons — 65 crops

6% sub-humid, warm — 67 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 Kyegegwa

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.

  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 5 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Avocado — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain

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 Kyegegwa?

Amaranth, Avocado, Carrot, Cassava, Cowpea all rate well in Kyegegwa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Amaranth in Kyegegwa?

In Kyegegwa the window for Amaranth runs 9 Aug 2026 to 18 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kyegegwa?

Divisi does. It reads Kyegegwa'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 Kyegegwa, 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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