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What grows in Lubefu

Sankuru, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Lubefu

The 2026/27 season in Lubefu

When the rains are expectedJuly 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,371 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, October and November 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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 51% of this area.
51% 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 1,330 mm · August to May
27% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 295 growing days · about 1,280 mm · August to May
22% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 291 growing days · about 1,300 mm · August to May

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Lubefu

51% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 62 crops

27% lowland, humid, warm, one season — 57 crops

22% 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 Lubefu

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 Lubefu, 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 Lubefu

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Limiting factor changed, now held back mostly by Soil
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Sep 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 Lubefu?

Bambara groundnut, Banana, Cashew, Cocoa, Cowpea all rate well in Lubefu — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Bambara groundnut in Lubefu?

In Lubefu the window for Bambara groundnut runs 14 Aug 2026 to 10 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Lubefu?

Divisi does. It reads Lubefu'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 Lubefu, 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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