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What grows in Serengeti

Mara, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Serengeti

The 2026/27 season in Serengeti

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 836 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, 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 +0.9 °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 one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 55% of this area.
55% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 223 growing days · about 750 mm · October to May
40% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 227 growing days · about 770 mm · October to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Serengeti

55% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 64 crops

40% highland, sub-humid, warm — 64 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 Serengeti 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 Serengeti

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.

  • Cocoa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Jute Mallow — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Feb 2027

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 Serengeti?

Guava, Sweet orange, African eggplant, Cassava, Cotton all rate well in Serengeti — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Serengeti?

In Serengeti the window for Guava runs 9 Sep 2026 to 15 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Serengeti?

Divisi does. It reads Serengeti'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 Serengeti, 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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