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What grows in Analalava

Sofia, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Analalava

The 2026/27 season in Analalava

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 1,644 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 +1.0 °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 49% of this area.
49% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 173 growing days · about 1,640 mm · October to April
42% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 213 growing days · about 1,800 mm · October to May
6% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 174 growing days · about 1,650 mm · October to April
4% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 213 growing days · about 1,840 mm · October to May

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Analalava

49% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 46 crops

42% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 48 crops

6% semi-arid, warm — 46 crops

4% sub-humid, warm — 46 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 Analalava 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 Analalava

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.

  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple 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
  • Ginger Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Moderate — Water
  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Passion fruit Moderate — Temperature
  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Taro Moderate — Water
  • Sweet pepper Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 26 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Spider Plant — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Cowpea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Analalava?

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

When should I plant Cashew in Analalava?

In Analalava the window for Cashew runs 9 Oct 2026 to 8 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Analalava?

Divisi does. It reads Analalava'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 Analalava, 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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