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What grows in Mkuranga

Pwani, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Mkuranga

The 2026/27 season in Mkuranga

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,075 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,075 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 one full main crop, 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 75% of this area.
75% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 256 growing days · about 1,040 mm · October to June
19% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 275 growing days · about 1,150 mm · October to July
6% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 248 growing days · about 1,030 mm · October to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Mkuranga

75% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 crops

19% lowland, humid, warm — 57 crops

6% sub-humid, warm — 56 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 Mkuranga 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 Mkuranga

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.

  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Moderate
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 12 Jan 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Planting window moved, now opens 7 Dec 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 Mkuranga?

Cashew, Cassava, Grapefruit, Lime, Mandarin all rate well in Mkuranga — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Mkuranga?

In Mkuranga the window for Cashew runs 27 Sep 2026 to 6 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mkuranga?

Divisi does. It reads Mkuranga'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 Mkuranga, 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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