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What grows in Mbuji-Mayi

Kasaï-Oriental, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Mbuji-Mayi

The 2026/27 season in Mbuji-Mayi

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,237 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, October, November and December look heavier than usual. Make sure water can drain off the field; a wet year does more damage through waterlogging and disease than through the rain itself.
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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 81% of this area.
81% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 276 growing days · about 1,250 mm · August to May
19% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 277 growing days · about 1,260 mm · August to May

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Mbuji-Mayi

81% lowland, humid, warm — 57 crops

19% humid, warm — 57 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 Mbuji-Mayi

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.

  • Swiss chard Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Avocado Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Beetroot Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Arabica coffee Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Irish potato Unsuitable
  • Lemon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Niger seed Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet pepper Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sweet potato Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 17 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

The crops and dates above are read at cells spread across Mbuji-Mayi, 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 Mbuji-Mayi

  • 2 September 2026 Green Gram — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Finger Millet — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Groundnut — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Sep 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Swiss Chard — 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 Mbuji-Mayi?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Bambara groundnut, Banana all rate well in Mbuji-Mayi — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Mbuji-Mayi?

In Mbuji-Mayi the window for African eggplant runs 20 Aug 2026 to 28 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Mbuji-Mayi?

Divisi does. It reads Mbuji-Mayi'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 Mbuji-Mayi, 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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