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When to plant Rice in Rabak
White Nile, Sudan
Rice is a grass that lives on water.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Moderate | |
| When to plant | 25 Jun 2027 – 15 Jul 2027 opens in 38 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 1.6 t/ha | about 7.0 t/ha |
| Harvest | From 23 Sep 2027 to 12 Dec 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 | 36% | |
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 25 Jun 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Rabak is close to normal, so these dates match the pattern the area usually follows.
Planting after 15 Jul 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Rabak
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 88% |
| The lie of the land | 96% |
For rice in Rabak, the soil is the tightest of the three at 88%. This is the one you can actually move. Lime raises a sour soil, manure and compost lift what it holds, and both work within a season or two — money spent here changes the answer.
The 2027 season in Rabak
| When the rains are expected | July 2027 to September 2027 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 242 mm |
| This season's rain | Rain close to usual — plan around about 242 mm falling roughly when it always does |
| This season's heat | Hotter than usual — about +1.9 °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 supports | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, 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 95% of this area. |
| 95% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 250 mm · July to September |
|---|---|
| 5% | too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 260 mm · July to September |
last updated 30 September 2026
Limited water holds back about 65% 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 Rabak
| Planting material | About 600,000 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 24 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 8 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 35 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
Grow Rice with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Rabak 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.
Rice in nearby districts
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.
Frequently asked questions
Will rice grow well in Rabak?
Rabak rates as moderate for rice.
When should I plant rice in Rabak?
Typically 25 Jun 2027 to 15 Jul 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Rabak, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
