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What grows in Mkinga

Tanga, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Mkinga

The 2026 season in Mkinga

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 856 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — February, October, 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 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 67% of this area.
67% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 310 growing days · about 1,060 mm · February to December
18% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 210 growing days · about 710 mm · February to June
6% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 248 growing days · about 800 mm · March to December
4% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 297 growing days · about 990 mm · March to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Mkinga

67% lowland, humid, warm — 62 crops

18% lowland, sub-humid, warm, two seasons — 50 crops

6% lowland, sub-humid, warm, one season — 61 crops

4% humid, warm — 62 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 Mkinga 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 Mkinga

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.

  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 11 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 17 Sep 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Turmeric — Planting window moved, now opens 29 Jul 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Rice — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil

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 Mkinga?

Cashew, Lime, Mandarin, African eggplant, African nightshade all rate well in Mkinga — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Mkinga?

In Mkinga the window for Cashew runs 6 Feb 2026 to 3 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Mkinga?

Divisi does. It reads Mkinga'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 Mkinga, 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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