When to plant Rice in Effutu Municipal

Central, Ghana

Rice is a grass that lives on water.

Rice in Effutu Municipal, rain-fed and with irrigation
Measure	Rain-fed	With irrigation
Fit	Favourable
When to plant	9 Apr 2027 – 1 May 2027 opens in 27 weeks	21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Expected harvest	about 4.5 t/ha	about 7.0 t/ha
Harvest	From 8 Jul 2027 to 28 Sep 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 meets its needs	90%

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 20 Apr 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.

This season's rainfall outlook for Effutu Municipal 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 1 May 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.

What decides this in Effutu Municipal

Rain and temperature	96%
The soil	96%
The lie of the land	88%

For rice in Effutu Municipal, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 88%. 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 2027 season in Effutu Municipal

Rainy seasons	One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expected	March 2027 to December 2027
Rain in a typical year	About 901 mm
This season's rain	Leaning dry — September, October and November 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.
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	3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 70% of this area.

Agro-ecological zones covering this area
70%	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 930 mm · March to December
20%	enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 990 mm · February to December
10%	enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 262 growing days · about 850 mm · March to November

last updated 30 September 2026

Frost and pest pressure hold back about 15% of yield here.

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 Effutu Municipal

Planting material	About 600,000 plants per hectare
Nitrogen (N)	About 68 kg per hectare
Phosphate (P₂O₅)	About 22 kg per hectare
Potash (K₂O)	About 99 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 Effutu Municipal 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 Effutu Municipal?

Effutu Municipal rates as favourable for rice.

When should I plant rice in Effutu Municipal?

Typically 9 Apr 2027 to 1 May 2027, forecast-adjusted.

Is this exact for my own field?

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