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What grows in Punia

Maniema, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Punia

The 2026 season in Punia

When the rains are expectedJanuary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,590 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 coversOne kind of ground throughout.

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Punia

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 Punia

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 Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Coconut Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Beetroot Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Enset Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Garlic Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Teff Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Wheat Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 11 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 31 August 2026 Yam — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Yam — Planting window moved, now opens 31 Jan 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Banana Plantain — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Forecast basis changed, now based on the forecast-adjusted
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Planting window moved, now opens 30 Jun 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 Punia?

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

When should I plant African eggplant in Punia?

In Punia the window for African eggplant runs 30 Jun 2026 to 11 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Punia?

Divisi does. It reads Punia'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 Punia, 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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