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What grows in Madingo-Kayes

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Map showing the boundary of Madingo-Kayes

The 2026/27 season in Madingo-Kayes

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,562 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, September, October, November and December look 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 +0.8 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 65% of this area.
65% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 302 growing days · about 1,510 mm · September to July
34% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 298 growing days · about 1,550 mm · September to July

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Madingo-Kayes

65% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 60 crops

34% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 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 Madingo-Kayes 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 Madingo-Kayes

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.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet pepper Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Madingo-Kayes, 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 Madingo-Kayes

  • 31 August 2026 Banana Plantain — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Lime — 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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Madingo-Kayes?

African eggplant, Bambara groundnut, Banana, Cashew, Cocoa all rate well in Madingo-Kayes — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Madingo-Kayes?

In Madingo-Kayes the window for African eggplant runs 10 Sep 2026 to 19 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Madingo-Kayes?

Divisi does. It reads Madingo-Kayes'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 Madingo-Kayes, 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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