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What grows in Bendje

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Map showing the boundary of Bendje

The 2026/27 season in Bendje

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,163 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February, 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.
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.
95% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 319 growing days · about 2,050 mm · August to July
5% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 315 growing days · about 2,010 mm · August to July

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Bendje

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 grows in Bendje 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 Bendje

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 Bendje, 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 Bendje

  • 31 August 2026 Grapefruit — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 21 Oct 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Sweet Orange — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Sweet Orange — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Bendje?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Bendje?

In Bendje the window for African eggplant runs 17 Aug 2026 to 12 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Bendje?

Divisi does. It reads Bendje'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 Bendje, 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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