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What grows in Chake Chake

Kusini Pemba, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Chake Chake

The 2026/27 season in Chake Chake

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to August 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,382 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 +1.1 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 71% of this area.
71% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 316 growing days · about 1,410 mm · September to August
19% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 319 growing days · about 1,470 mm · September to August
10% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 278 growing days · about 1,040 mm · September to July

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Chake Chake

71% lowland, humid, warm — 59 crops

19% humid, warm, rain year-round — 59 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 Chake Chake 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 Chake Chake

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
  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • 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; 15 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — 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 Chake Chake?

Bambara groundnut, Cashew, Cassava, Coconut, Robusta coffee all rate well in Chake Chake — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Bambara groundnut in Chake Chake?

In Chake Chake the window for Bambara groundnut runs 3 Sep 2026 to 15 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Chake Chake?

Divisi does. It reads Chake Chake'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 Chake Chake, 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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