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What grows in Antananarivo Atsimondrano

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Map showing the boundary of Antananarivo Atsimondrano

The 2026/27 season in Antananarivo Atsimondrano

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,254 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January and February 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 one full main crop, 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 92% of this area.
92% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 194 growing days · about 1,270 mm · October to May
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 197 growing days · about 1,300 mm · October to May

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Antananarivo Atsimondrano

92% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 53 crops

8% sub-humid, warm — 54 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 Antananarivo Atsimondrano 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 Antananarivo Atsimondrano

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.

  • Cotton Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Rice Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Turmeric Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Moderate — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 20 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Watermelon — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Watermelon — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Sweet Potato — Limiting factor changed

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 Antananarivo Atsimondrano?

African eggplant, Bambara groundnut, Cowpea, Finger millet, Fonio all rate well in Antananarivo Atsimondrano — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Antananarivo Atsimondrano?

In Antananarivo Atsimondrano the window for African eggplant runs 13 Oct 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Antananarivo Atsimondrano?

Divisi does. It reads Antananarivo Atsimondrano'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 Antananarivo Atsimondrano, 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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