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Marché Gambela
Township / local · Kinshasa, DR Congo · also called Gambela
The Kasa-Vubu market, and the one Kinshasa associates with milled staples — cassava flour, maize flour and wheat semolina. A grower who mills before selling is trading here rather than at the root markets.
What trades at Marché Gambela
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Cassava |
sack | — Chiefly as flour. |
 Maize |
sack | June to August Chiefly as flour. |
 Groundnut |
basin | June to August |
 Rice |
sack | June to July |
Selling by the bucket or the bag? The farming glossary turns those measures into kilograms — what a 20 litre bucket of each crop really weighs, level and heaped. Open the glossary →
Selling here
- Trading days
- Every day
- Currency
- CDF, USD
Trade is in Congolese francs, with US dollars widely used for larger lots. Agree the currency and the measure — the basin, the sack and the heap all mean different things to different buyers — before you unload.
A local market serving one town's vendors. Short trip, smaller lots, cash on the day.
In Kasa-Vubu commune, Kinshasa.
Places that could sell into Marché Gambela
Marché Gambela prices, and what to grow for it
Prices here move hour to hour, so they belong in the app rather than on a web page — a printed number would be wrong before you read it, and a live one from the traders standing in this market will not be.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Marché Gambela?
Marché Gambela trades cassava, maize, groundnut, rice. The Kasa-Vubu market, and the one Kinshasa associates with milled staples — cassava flour, maize flour and wheat semolina. A grower who mills before selling is trading here rather than at the root markets.
When is maize cheapest at Marché Gambela?
Supply of maize into Marché Gambela peaks June to August, and that is when prices are usually at their lowest. Selling just before the peak, rather than in the middle of it, is where the money is.
What currency is used at Marché Gambela?
CDF, USD. Trade is in Congolese francs, with US dollars widely used for larger lots. Agree the currency and the measure — the basin, the sack and the heap all mean different things to different buyers — before you unload.
What are today's prices at Marché Gambela?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Marché Gambela — they move hour to hour, and a number printed on a web page would be wrong before you read it. Market prices are coming to the Divisi app, reported by the farmers and traders who are actually there. Install it and you will have them the day they land.