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What grows in Vatomandry

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Map showing the boundary of Vatomandry

The 2026 season in Vatomandry

When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to September 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,644 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 2,644 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +0.8 °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 97% of this area.
97% 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 2,760 mm · January to December
3% 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 2,800 mm · January to December

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Vatomandry

97% lowland, humid, warm — 65 crops

3% 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 Vatomandry

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 Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Wheat Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage 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
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea 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 Vatomandry, 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

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 Vatomandry?

African eggplant, Cashew, Cassava, Coconut, Taro all rate well in Vatomandry — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Vatomandry?

In Vatomandry the window for African eggplant runs 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Vatomandry?

Divisi does. It reads Vatomandry'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 Vatomandry, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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