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What grows in Bukavu

Sud-Kivu, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Bukavu

The 2026/27 season in Bukavu

When the rains are expectedAugust 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,383 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 covers3 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 56% of this area.
56% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 323 growing days · about 1,350 mm · August to July
33% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 325 growing days · about 1,240 mm · August to July
11% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 327 growing days · about 1,220 mm · August to July

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Bukavu

56% highland, humid, warm — 40 crops

33% lowland, humid, warm — 57 crops

11% humid, warm — 52 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 Bukavu

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.

  • Sugarcane Moderate
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cassava Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Taro Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cotton Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cowpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Green gram Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Moringa Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pearl millet Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Pigeon pea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Roselle Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Sesame Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Yam 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 Bukavu, 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 Bukavu

  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Planting window moved, now opens 9 Nov 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Planting window moved, now opens 25 Dec 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Irish Potato — Planting window moved, now opens 9 Nov 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Common Bean — Planting window moved, now opens 2 Dec 2026
  • 31 August 2026 Hot Pepper — Crop became recommendable

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Bukavu?

African nightshade, Amaranth, Avocado, Beetroot, Carrot all rate well in Bukavu — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African nightshade in Bukavu?

In Bukavu the window for African nightshade runs 13 Sep 2026 to 9 Apr 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Bukavu?

Divisi does. It reads Bukavu'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 Bukavu, 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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