What grows in Goma-Tsetse

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Map showing the boundary of Goma-Tsetse

The 2026/27 season in Goma-Tsetse

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,572 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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 71% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
71% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 294 growing days · about 1,470 mm · September to July
24% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 306 growing days · about 1,640 mm · September to July
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 308 growing days · about 1,660 mm · September to July

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Goma-Tsetse

71% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 58 crops

24% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 62 crops

3% 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 Goma-Tsetse 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 Goma-Tsetse

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.

  • Niger seed 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
  • Beetroot 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; 12 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Goma-Tsetse, 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 Goma-Tsetse

  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Nov 2026

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 Goma-Tsetse?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Goma-Tsetse?

In Goma-Tsetse the window for African eggplant runs 5 Sep 2026 to 14 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Goma-Tsetse?

Divisi does. It reads Goma-Tsetse'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 Goma-Tsetse, 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.