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What grows in Donga-Mantung

North-West, Cameroon

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Map showing the boundary of Donga-Mantung

The 2026 season in Donga-Mantung

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to November 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,537 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,537 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.9 °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 full main crop, 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 86% of this area.
86% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 253 growing days · about 1,620 mm · March to November
7% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 265 growing days · about 1,700 mm · March to November
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 272 growing days · about 1,730 mm · March to November

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Donga-Mantung

86% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 51 crops

7% highland, sub-humid, warm — 68 crops

6% highland, humid, warm — 59 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 Donga-Mantung 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 Donga-Mantung

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.

  • Cocoa Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Oil palm Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 3 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Donga-Mantung, 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 Donga-Mantung

  • 2 September 2026 Moringa — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Orange — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Watermelon — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — 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 Donga-Mantung?

Cucumber, Jute mallow, Okra, African eggplant, African nightshade all rate well in Donga-Mantung — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cucumber in Donga-Mantung?

In Donga-Mantung the window for Cucumber runs 4 May 2026 to 21 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Donga-Mantung?

Divisi does. It reads Donga-Mantung'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 Donga-Mantung, 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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