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What grows in Chibuto

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Map showing the boundary of Chibuto

The 2026/27 season in Chibuto

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to April 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 630 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 +1.5 °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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 55% of this area.
55% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 166 growing days · about 640 mm · November to April
34% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 184 growing days · about 750 mm · October to July
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 278 growing days · about 840 mm · October to July

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Chibuto

55% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 46 crops

34% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 50 crops

11% lowland, humid, warm — 61 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 Chibuto 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 Chibuto

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.

  • Coconut Moderate — Water
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Robusta coffee Moderate — Water
  • Cocoa Moderate — Water
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 13 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Pearl Millet — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Cashew — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Chibuto?

Pineapple, Groundnut, Mango, Bambara groundnut, Fonio all rate well in Chibuto — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Pineapple in Chibuto?

In Chibuto the window for Pineapple runs 26 Oct 2026 to 15 Nov 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Chibuto?

Divisi does. It reads Chibuto'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 Chibuto, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

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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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