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What grows in Kati

Kusini Unguja, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Kati

The 2026 season in Kati

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to August 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,631 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,631 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 64% of this area.
64% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 325 growing days · about 1,510 mm · August to August
20% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 293 growing days · about 1,410 mm · October to July
5% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 303 growing days · about 1,460 mm · October to August
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 267 growing days · about 1,220 mm · October to July

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Kati

64% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 59 crops

20% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 crops

5% humid, warm — 57 crops

5% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 57 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 Kati

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lemon 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 Kati, 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 Kati

  • 2 September 2026 Bambara Groundnut — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Finger Millet — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Finger Millet — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Feb 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Tomato — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests

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 Kati?

Cassava, Robusta coffee, Grapefruit, Mango, Pineapple all rate well in Kati — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cassava in Kati?

In Kati the window for Cassava runs 13 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Kati?

Divisi does. It reads Kati'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 Kati, 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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