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What grows in Kibombo

Maniema, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Kibombo

The 2026/27 season in Kibombo

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 1,230 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,230 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 covers2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 65% of this area.
65% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 292 growing days · about 1,210 mm · August to May
35% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 332 growing days · about 1,240 mm · July to June

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Kibombo

65% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 crops

35% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 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 Kibombo

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.

  • Lemon Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • 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
  • 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 Kibombo, 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 Kibombo

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Banana Plantain — 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 Kibombo?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Kibombo?

In Kibombo the window for African eggplant runs 28 Aug 2026 to 26 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kibombo?

Divisi does. It reads Kibombo'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 Kibombo, 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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