What grows in Arivonimamo

Itasy, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Arivonimamo

The 2026/27 season in Arivonimamo

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,349 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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 63% of this area.
Agro-ecological zones covering this area
63% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 193 growing days · about 1,280 mm · October to May
29% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 242 growing days · about 1,470 mm · October to June
4% 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 Arivonimamo

63% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 55 crops

29% highland, sub-humid, warm — 38 crops

4% sub-humid, warm — 51 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 Arivonimamo 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 Arivonimamo

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

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 15 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Rape Covo Kale — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Tobacco — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Teff — Crop became 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 Arivonimamo?

Amaranth, Avocado, Beetroot, Finger millet, Guava all rate well in Arivonimamo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Amaranth in Arivonimamo?

In Arivonimamo the window for Amaranth runs 18 Oct 2026 to 27 Dec 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Arivonimamo?

Divisi does. It reads Arivonimamo'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 Arivonimamo, 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.