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What grows in Moatize

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Map showing the boundary of Moatize

The 2026/27 season in Moatize

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 776 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 776 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.6 °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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 97% of this area.
97% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 162 growing days · about 770 mm · November to April
3% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 180 growing days · about 1,080 mm · November to April

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Moatize

97% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 48 crops

3% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 56 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 Moatize 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 Moatize

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.

  • Avocado Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Pineapple Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Tea Moderate — Water
  • Ginger Moderate — Water
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Enset Unsuitable
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 18 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Beetroot — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Tobacco — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Teff — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Rice — 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 Moatize?

Guava, Sweet orange, Lime, Mandarin, Cashew all rate well in Moatize — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Guava in Moatize?

In Moatize the window for Guava runs 17 Oct 2026 to 25 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Moatize?

Divisi does. It reads Moatize'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 Moatize, 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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