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What grows in Toamasina I

Atsinanana, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Toamasina I

The 2025 season in Toamasina I

When the rains are expectedJanuary 2025 to December 2025
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,458 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 +1.1 °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 80% of this area.
80% 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 2,500 mm · January to December
20% 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 2,400 mm · January to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Toamasina I

80% lowland, humid, warm — 65 crops

20% humid, warm — 65 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 Toamasina I

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.

  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Sugarcane — Planting window moved, now opens 2 Mar 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Turmeric — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jun 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 31 August 2026 Cucumber — Planting window moved, now opens 28 Oct 2026

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 Toamasina I?

Cashew, Coconut, Arabica coffee, Robusta coffee, Egusi melon all rate well in Toamasina I — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Toamasina I?

In Toamasina I the window for Cashew runs 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Toamasina I?

Divisi does. It reads Toamasina I'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 Toamasina I, 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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