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What grows in Bumba

Mongala, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Bumba

The 2026 season in Bumba

When the rains are expectedFebruary 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,432 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,432 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.1 °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 Bumba

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 Bumba

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 Bumba, 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 Bumba

  • 31 August 2026 Yam — Limiting factor changed
  • 31 August 2026 Banana Plantain — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain
  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 31 August 2026 Fonio — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Slope / terrain

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 Bumba?

African nightshade, Cashew, Common bean, Cowpea, Cucumber all rate well in Bumba — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Bumba?

In Bumba the window for African nightshade runs 28 Feb 2026 to 10 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Bumba?

Divisi does. It reads Bumba'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 Bumba, 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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