AsaaseYaaUpper West Region
Farming in the Upper West Region
Upper West is in Ghana’s guinea savannah zone. The northern grassland — one long rainy season (Apr–Oct), drier overall. Best for cereals like maize, sorghum, soybean, yam.
ZoneGuinea Savannah
RainsOne season, Apr–Oct
Districts11
Markets we track1
Crops for Upper West
MaizeGrows best here
RiceGrows best here
SoybeanGrows best here
YamGrows best here
CassavaGrows well
TomatoGrows well
PepperGrows well
OkraGrows well
PlantainHarder hereBy zone. Your soil matters too: the app asks about your soil and adjusts.
When to plant
One rainy season, from about April to October, then a long dry season.
| Crop | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | Main Season | Main Season | Main Season | |||||||||
| Cassava | Main Season | Main Season | Main Season | |||||||||
| Tomato | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Early Rains | Early Rains | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Dry Season (Irrigation) | |||||
| Pepper | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Early Rains | Early Rains | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Dry Season (Irrigation) | Dry Season (Irrigation) | |||||
| Rice | Main Season | Main Season | Main Season | |||||||||
| Soybean | Main Season | Main Season | Main Season | |||||||||
| Yam | Main Season | Main Season | Main Season | |||||||||
| Okra | Rainy season | Rainy season |
First or main season Second season Dry season, with watering This month
All crops: planting calendar.
Where to sell
The 11 districts of Upper West
Daffiama Bussie Issa, Jirapa, Lambussie Karni, Lawra, Nadowli-Kaleo, Nandom, Sissala East, Sissala West, Wa, Wa East, Wa West.
Other regions in the guinea savannah zone
Farm advice for Upper West
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