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What grows in Kasongo

Maniema, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Kasongo

The 2026/27 season in Kasongo

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 1,206 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 87% of this area.
87% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 281 growing days · about 1,190 mm · August to May
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 326 growing days · about 1,340 mm · August to June

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Kasongo

87% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 crops

11% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 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 Kasongo

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 Kasongo, 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 Kasongo

  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Amaranth — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Frost & pests
  • 2 September 2026 Chickpea — Planting window moved, now opens 10 Dec 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.

Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Kasongo?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Kasongo?

In Kasongo the window for African eggplant runs 7 Sep 2026 to 23 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kasongo?

Divisi does. It reads Kasongo'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 Kasongo, 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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