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What grows in Popokabaka

Kwango, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Popokabaka

The 2026/27 season in Popokabaka

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,410 mm
This season's rainLeaning dry — September, October, 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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season
Ground this coversOne kind of ground throughout.

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Popokabaka

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 Popokabaka 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 Popokabaka

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
  • Sweet potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Niger seed Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sweet pepper 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
  • Passion fruit Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Tea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Cocoa — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Oct 2026

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 Popokabaka?

Banana, Cashew, Cocoa, Arabica coffee, Guava all rate well in Popokabaka — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Banana in Popokabaka?

In Popokabaka the window for Banana runs 23 Aug 2026 to 21 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Popokabaka?

Divisi does. It reads Popokabaka'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 Popokabaka, 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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