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What grows in Ambilobe

Diana, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Ambilobe

The 2026/27 season in Ambilobe

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,687 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — January, February, November 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 +1.2 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 84% of this area.
84% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 208 growing days · about 1,660 mm · October to May
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 218 growing days · about 1,470 mm · October to May
5% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 205 growing days · about 1,870 mm · October to May

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Ambilobe

84% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 48 crops

8% highland, sub-humid, warm — 39 crops

5% sub-humid, warm — 48 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 Ambilobe 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 Ambilobe

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.

  • Pineapple Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Enset Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Moderate — Water
  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 13 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 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 Banana Plantain — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests

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 Ambilobe?

Groundnut, Maize, Guava, Lime, Mandarin all rate well in Ambilobe — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Groundnut in Ambilobe?

In Ambilobe the window for Groundnut runs 16 Oct 2026 to 24 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Ambilobe?

Divisi does. It reads Ambilobe'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 Ambilobe, 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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