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What grows in Materi

Atacora, Benin

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Map showing the boundary of Materi

The 2027 season in Materi

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMay 2027 to October 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 950 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September looks 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.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 supportsenough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 53% of this area.
53% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 175 growing days · about 960 mm · May to October
41% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 209 growing days · about 1,020 mm · April to November
4% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 176 growing days · about 950 mm · May to October

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Materi

53% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 46 crops

41% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 47 crops

4% semi-arid, warm — 47 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 Materi 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 Materi

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.

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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 27 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Materi, 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 Materi

  • 31 August 2026 African Nightshade — Planting window moved, now opens 1 May 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Passion Fruit — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Planting window moved, now opens 14 Aug 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Spider Plant — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jul 2027

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 Materi?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Carrot all rate well in Materi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Materi?

In Materi the window for African eggplant runs 19 May 2027 to 7 Aug 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Materi?

Divisi does. It reads Materi'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 Materi, 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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