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What grows in Kikwit

Kwilu, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Kikwit

The 2026/27 season in Kikwit

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,236 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,236 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 50% of this area.
50% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 313 growing days · about 1,250 mm · August to June
25% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 1,230 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 282 growing days · about 1,210 mm · August to May
6% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 282 growing days · about 1,220 mm · August to May

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Kikwit

50% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 57 crops

25% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 crops

19% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 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 Kikwit

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
  • Irish potato Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Lemon 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; 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 Kikwit, 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 Kikwit

  • 2 September 2026 Cotton — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Rice — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Rice — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable

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 Kikwit?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Kikwit?

In Kikwit the window for African eggplant runs 18 Aug 2026 to 2 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kikwit?

Divisi does. It reads Kikwit'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 Kikwit, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.

Keep going

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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