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What grows in Mabana

Annobón, Guinea Ecuatorial

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Map showing the boundary of Mabana

The 2026 season in Mabana

When the rains are expectedJanuary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,336 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February, 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 67% of this area.
67% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,240 mm · January to December
33% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,340 mm · January to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Mabana

67% humid, warm — 16 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 Mabana

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.

  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • African nightshade Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Amaranth Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Beetroot Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Carrot Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Common bean Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cucumber Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Finger millet Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Irish potato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Lablab Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Maize Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Niger seed Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Onion Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Pumpkin Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sorghum Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Soybean Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Spider plant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sunflower Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sweet potato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Tobacco Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Tomato Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • African eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Bambara groundnut Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Fonio Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Okra Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Watermelon Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Jute mallow Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cowpea Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Green gram Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cabbage Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Ginger Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chilli Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Lettuce Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Kale Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Sweet pepper Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Swiss chard Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Teff Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Wheat Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Eggplant Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Garlic Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Turmeric Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 58 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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 Mabana?

Avocado, Banana, Arabica coffee, Enset, Guava all rate well in Mabana — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Mabana?

In Mabana the window for Avocado runs 20 Jul 2026 to 21 May 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mabana?

Divisi does. It reads Mabana'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 Mabana, 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.

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