When to plant Rice in Assin North

Central, Ghana

Rice is a grass that lives on water.

Rice in Assin North, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	29 Mar 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 opens in 26 weeks	21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 4.1 t/ha	about 5.8 t/ha
Harvest	From 27 Jun 2027 to 4 Nov 2027, depending on the planting date
Ready to harvest	90–150 days after planting
Work it takes	69–107 days per hectare, by hand

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.

If you only get one chance to plant, aim for around 10 May 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Assin North leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.

Planting after 7 Jun 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Assin North

Rain and temperature	96%
The soil	76%
The lie of the land	60%

For rice in Assin North, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 60%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.

The 2026 season in Assin North

When the rains are expected	February 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical year	About 1,332 mm
This season's rain	Leaning dry — February, September and October look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early.
This season's heat	Hotter 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 supports	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers	2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 92% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
92%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 325 growing days · about 1,330 mm · February to December
8%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 327 growing days · about 1,370 mm · February to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What rice needs to grow here

Soil it likes	loam, clay loam or clay
Soil sourness (pH)	Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.0
Spacing	20 cm between rows, 20 cm between plants
Feed it most with	nitrogen and zinc

What it takes to grow rice in Assin North

Planting material	About 600,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 61 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 20 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 90 kg per hectare
In the shops	A basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. A nitrogen top dressing — urea or AN — goes on once the crop is established.
Hand work	69–107 days per hectare, by hand

These are the nutrients a rice crop of that size carries off the field. What you actually apply depends on what your soil already holds — which is what a soil test, or the app's field records, tell you.

What to watch for

Pest/disease risk — manageableEarly-maturing — escapes late drought

Grow Rice with a plan, not a guess

Everything above describes Assin North as a whole — 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

Rice in nearby districts

How to grow Rice, step by step Land preparation to harvest — every task, in order

Frequently asked questions

Will rice grow well in Assin North?

Assin North rates as favourable for rice.

When should I plant rice in Assin North?

Typically 29 Mar 2027 to 7 Jun 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

No — these are readings taken across Assin North, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.