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What grows in Ambositra

Amoron I Mania, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Ambositra

The 2026 season in Ambositra

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to September 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,752 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,752 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 47% of this area.
47% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 362 growing days · about 1,610 mm · September to September
20% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 239 growing days · about 1,330 mm · October to June
13% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 249 growing days · about 1,310 mm · October to June
11% 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 1,390 mm · October to August

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Ambositra

47% lowland, humid, warm — 60 crops

20% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 47 crops

13% highland, sub-humid, warm — 35 crops

11% highland, humid, warm — 38 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 Ambositra

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
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • 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
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 African Nightshade — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Carrot — Crop stopped being recommendable

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 Ambositra?

Enset, Lablab, Sorghum, Avocado, Carrot all rate well in Ambositra — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Enset in Ambositra?

In Ambositra the window for Enset runs 12 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Ambositra?

Divisi does. It reads Ambositra'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 Ambositra, 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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