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What grows in Amboasary-Atsimo

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Map showing the boundary of Amboasary-Atsimo

The 2026/27 season in Amboasary-Atsimo

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 973 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February 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.
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.5 °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 short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 73% of this area.
73% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 141 growing days · about 750 mm · November to April
15% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 170 growing days · about 980 mm · November to April
4% too dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season no rain-fed season · about 490 mm
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm, with a cool spell that slows winter growth 190 growing days · about 1,100 mm · November to April

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Amboasary-Atsimo

73% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 49 crops

15% lowland, semi-arid, mild winter — 54 crops

3% lowland, sub-humid, mild winter — 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 Amboasary-Atsimo 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 Amboasary-Atsimo

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 — Water
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Cabbage Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Ginger Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 11 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Amboasary-Atsimo, 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 Amboasary-Atsimo

  • 2 September 2026 Avocado — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — 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 Amboasary-Atsimo?

Guava, Mango, Sesame, Bambara groundnut, Common bean all rate well in Amboasary-Atsimo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Amboasary-Atsimo?

In Amboasary-Atsimo the window for Guava runs 16 Nov 2026 to 15 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Amboasary-Atsimo?

Divisi does. It reads Amboasary-Atsimo'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 Amboasary-Atsimo, 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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