What grows in Ongogni

Plateaux, Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Ongogni

The 2026/27 season in Ongogni

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,377 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 +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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 95% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
95% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 317 growing days · about 1,360 mm · August to June
5% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 317 growing days · about 1,340 mm · August to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Ongogni

95% lowland, humid, warm — 57 crops

5% humid, warm — 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 Divisi would not plant in Ongogni

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Sweet Potato — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Mango — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Papaya — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Eggplant — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted

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 Ongogni?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Ongogni?

In Ongogni the window for African eggplant runs 18 Aug 2026 to 31 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Ongogni?

Divisi does. It reads Ongogni'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 Ongogni, 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.