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What grows in Ngouna

Douentza, Mali

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Map showing the boundary of Ngouna

The season in Ngouna

Rain in a typical yearAbout 237 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 237 mm falling roughly when it always does
What that supportstoo dry for rain-fed cropping without irrigation, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this coversOne kind of ground throughout.

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Ngouna 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 Ngouna

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.

  • Jute mallow Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cowpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Green gram 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
  • Common bean Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cotton Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Groundnut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Okra Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sesame Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sorghum Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Soybean Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sunflower Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tobacco Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Amaranth Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Maize Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Papaya Moderate — Water
  • Pigeon pea Moderate — Water
  • Rice Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Watermelon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Chilli Moderate — Water
  • Lettuce Moderate — Temperature
  • Moringa Moderate — Water
  • Kale Moderate
  • African eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • African nightshade Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Avocado Unsuitable
  • Bambara groundnut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Carrot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Water
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Water
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Cucumber Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Eggplant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Finger millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Fonio Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable
  • Grapefruit Unsuitable — Water
  • Guava Unsuitable — Water
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lablab Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Lemon Unsuitable
  • Lime Unsuitable — Water
  • Mandarin Unsuitable — Water
  • Mango Unsuitable — Water
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Onion Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pineapple Unsuitable
  • Pumpkin Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Spider plant Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sugarcane Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet orange Unsuitable — Water
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Swiss chard Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tomato Unsuitable
  • Turmeric Unsuitable — Water
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam Unsuitable — Water

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

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a farming app that works in Ngouna?

Divisi does. It reads Ngouna'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 Ngouna, 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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