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What grows in Bamboutos

West, Cameroon

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Map showing the boundary of Bamboutos

The 2026 season in Bamboutos

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,818 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 +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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 46% of this area.
46% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 296 growing days · about 1,860 mm · March to December
17% 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 1,980 mm · February to December
13% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 301 growing days · about 1,870 mm · March to December
9% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 268 growing days · about 1,840 mm · March to November

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Bamboutos

46% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 68 crops

17% highland, humid, warm — 67 crops

13% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 67 crops

9% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 67 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 Bamboutos

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 1 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Planting window moved, now opens 17 Jul 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 24 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Temperature

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 Bamboutos?

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

When should I plant African nightshade in Bamboutos?

In Bamboutos the window for African nightshade runs 20 Mar 2026 to 18 Sep 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Bamboutos?

Divisi does. It reads Bamboutos'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 Bamboutos, 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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