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What grows in Ilebo

Kasaï, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Ilebo

The 2026/27 season in Ilebo

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,368 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,368 mm falling roughly when it always does
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 77% of this area.
77% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 319 growing days · about 1,360 mm · August to June
23% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 283 growing days · about 1,260 mm · August to May

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Ilebo

77% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 57 crops

23% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 59 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 Ilebo

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.

  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Arabica coffee 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
  • Enset Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic 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; 15 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Sweet Potato — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Mango — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Papaya — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Eggplant — 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 Ilebo?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Ilebo?

In Ilebo the window for African eggplant runs 16 Aug 2026 to 12 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Ilebo?

Divisi does. It reads Ilebo'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 Ilebo, 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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