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What grows in Antanifotsy

Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

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Map showing the boundary of Antanifotsy

The 2026/27 season in Antanifotsy

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 1,438 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 a long crop, or two in a year, 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 44% of this area.
44% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 284 growing days · about 1,390 mm · October to July
40% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 327 growing days · about 1,410 mm · October to August
12% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 362 growing days · about 1,570 mm · September to September

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Antanifotsy

44% highland, humid, warm, one season — 36 crops

40% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 37 crops

12% lowland, humid, warm — 41 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 Antanifotsy 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 Antanifotsy

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
  • Papaya Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • African eggplant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Bambara groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Fonio Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Eggplant Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Frost & pests
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lime Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet 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; 32 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 1 September 2026 Lettuce — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Cabbage — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Wheat — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Irish Potato — Crop became recommendable
  • 1 September 2026 Garlic — 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 Antanifotsy?

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

When should I plant Avocado in Antanifotsy?

In Antanifotsy the window for Avocado runs 5 Oct 2026 to 10 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Antanifotsy?

Divisi does. It reads Antanifotsy'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 Antanifotsy, 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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