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What grows in Nyasa

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Map showing the boundary of Nyasa

The 2026/27 season in Nyasa

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,337 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,337 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 95% of this area.
95% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 206 growing days · about 1,290 mm · November to June
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 218 growing days · about 1,290 mm · November to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Nyasa

95% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 59 crops

5% highland, sub-humid, warm — 46 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 Nyasa 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 Nyasa

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.

  • Sugarcane Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Enset Moderate — Water
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 10 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Rice — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature
  • 2 September 2026 Rice — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jan 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — 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 Nyasa?

Bambara groundnut, Fonio, Guava, Chilli, Lablab all rate well in Nyasa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Bambara groundnut in Nyasa?

In Nyasa the window for Bambara groundnut runs 23 Oct 2026 to 10 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Nyasa?

Divisi does. It reads Nyasa'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 Nyasa, 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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