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What grows in Bagamoyo

Pwani, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Bagamoyo

The 2026/27 season in Bagamoyo

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 892 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 892 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.8 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 79% of this area.
79% 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 910 mm · September to June
19% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 268 growing days · about 900 mm · September to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Bagamoyo

79% lowland, humid, warm — 56 crops

19% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 52 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 Bagamoyo 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 Bagamoyo

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.

  • Banana Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cocoa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet pepper 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
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit 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; 18 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Lablab — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026

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 Bagamoyo?

Cassava, Lime, Mandarin, Pineapple, Jute mallow all rate well in Bagamoyo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cassava in Bagamoyo?

In Bagamoyo the window for Cassava runs 10 Sep 2026 to 30 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Bagamoyo?

Divisi does. It reads Bagamoyo'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 Bagamoyo, 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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