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What grows in Zangba

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Map showing the boundary of Zangba

The 2026 season in Zangba

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,312 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,312 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.3 °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 56% of this area.
56% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 302 growing days · about 1,320 mm · February to December
30% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 299 growing days · about 1,300 mm · March to December
8% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 267 growing days · about 1,290 mm · March to November
5% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 304 growing days · about 1,320 mm · February to December

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Zangba

56% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 61 crops

30% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 62 crops

8% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 61 crops

5% humid, warm — 62 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 Zangba

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 Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 12 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Planting window moved, now opens 24 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Mandarin — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Jun 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Cocoa — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Apr 2027

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 Zangba?

African nightshade, Cashew, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber all rate well in Zangba — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Zangba?

In Zangba the window for African nightshade runs 30 Mar 2026 to 11 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Zangba?

Divisi does. It reads Zangba'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 Zangba, 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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