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What grows in Mugongomanga

Bujumbura Rural, Burundi

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Map showing the boundary of Mugongomanga

The 2026/27 season in Mugongomanga

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,430 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.2 °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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 43% of this area.
43% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 311 growing days · about 1,400 mm · August to July
43% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 309 growing days · about 1,360 mm · September to July
14% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 311 growing days · about 1,410 mm · August to July

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Mugongomanga

43% highland, humid, warm — 27 crops

43% humid, warm — 28 crops

14% high montane, humid, warm — 27 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 Divisi would not plant in Mugongomanga

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.

  • Mandarin Moderate
  • Groundnut Moderate — Temperature
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Amaranth Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Guava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chilli Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Jute mallow Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Mango Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Okra Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Papaya Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Watermelon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 46 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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What changed in Mugongomanga

  • 2 September 2026 Pigeon Pea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Crop became recommendable

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 Mugongomanga?

Avocado, Arabica coffee, Enset, Lemon, Tea all rate well in Mugongomanga — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Mugongomanga?

In Mugongomanga the window for Avocado runs 28 Aug 2026 to 11 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mugongomanga?

Divisi does. It reads Mugongomanga'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 Mugongomanga, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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