Divisi icon Divisi

What grows in Ambatolampy

Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

Save as PDF

Map showing the boundary of Ambatolampy

The 2026/27 season in Ambatolampy

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedOctober 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,517 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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 34% of this area.
34% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 283 growing days · about 1,390 mm · October to July
29% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 328 growing days · about 1,400 mm · October to September
15% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 243 growing days · about 1,370 mm · October to June
15% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 198 growing days · about 1,320 mm · October to May

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Ambatolampy

34% highland, humid, warm, one season — 35 crops

29% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 38 crops

15% highland, sub-humid, warm — 38 crops

15% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 50 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 Ambatolampy

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pearl millet Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Moderate — Water
  • Pineapple Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Ginger Moderate — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Rice Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 23 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Common Bean — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — 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 Ambatolampy?

Avocado, Lemon, Carrot, Common bean, Guava all rate well in Ambatolampy — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Ambatolampy?

In Ambatolampy the window for Avocado runs 12 Sep 2026 to 26 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Ambatolampy?

Divisi does. It reads Ambatolampy'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 Ambatolampy, 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.

Crop guides Pest guides Disease guides Where to sell it Farming glossary Farming insights Read the Hive Feed How the advice is made