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What grows in Viana

Luanda, Angola

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Map showing the boundary of Viana

The 2026/27 season in Viana

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 801 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 801 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportsenough rain for one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 93% of this area.
93% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 221 growing days · about 800 mm · October to June
7% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 223 growing days · about 740 mm · October to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Viana

93% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 51 crops

7% sub-humid, warm — 51 crops

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.

What grows in Viana with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Viana

Every crop in the catalogue is scored against this district, not only the ones that work — so the list above is a decision rather than a shortlist. These are the rest, with what ruled each one out.

  • Coconut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 23 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Viana, and the map colours which kind of ground each part of it is. 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

What changed in Viana

  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Rice — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Dec 2026

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Viana?

Cashew, Cassava, Cotton, Egusi melon, Finger millet all rate well in Viana — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Viana?

In Viana the window for Cashew runs 12 Oct 2026 to 17 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Viana?

Divisi does. It reads Viana's own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average, so the planting dates and crop shortlist on this page are the same ones the app works out for a field here — then dates each job for that field, and keeps working with no signal.

Is this exact for my own field?

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

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The district's answer is one question. What each crop needs, what attacks it and where to sell it are the others.

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