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What grows in Anosibe-An'ala

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Map showing the boundary of Anosibe-An'ala

The 2025 season in Anosibe-An'ala

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2025 to September 2025
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,111 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 2,111 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.9 °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 94% of this area.
94% 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 2,060 mm · October to October
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 349 growing days · about 1,460 mm · October to September

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Anosibe-An'ala

94% lowland, humid, warm — 68 crops

6% highland, humid, warm — 39 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 Anosibe-An'ala

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.

  • Taro Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 6 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Anosibe-An'ala, 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.

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What changed in Anosibe-An'ala

  • 2 September 2026 Pigeon Pea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Pigeon Pea — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Jan 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Papaya — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Passion Fruit — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — 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 Anosibe-An'ala?

Enset, Avocado, Guava, Lemon, Mango all rate well in Anosibe-An'ala — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Anosibe-An'ala?

In Anosibe-An'ala the window for Enset runs 28 Oct 2025 to 8 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Anosibe-An'ala?

Divisi does. It reads Anosibe-An'ala'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 Anosibe-An'ala, 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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