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What grows in Zongo

Sud-Ubangi, République démocratique du Congo

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Map showing the boundary of Zongo

The 2026 season in Zongo

When the rains are expectedMarch 2026 to December 2026
Rain in a typical yearAbout 1,308 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 1,308 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.0 °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 70% of this area.
70% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 301 growing days · about 1,300 mm · February to December
30% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 296 growing days · about 1,270 mm · March to December

last updated 30 September 2026

What grows in Zongo

70% lowland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 62 crops

30% 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 Zongo

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 Zongo, 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 Zongo

  • 2 September 2026 Tobacco — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Planting window moved, now opens 16 Apr 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Suitability class changed, now rates Moderate
  • 2 September 2026 Lablab — Planting window moved, now opens 1 Mar 2027
  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Planting window moved, now opens 24 Mar 2027

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 Zongo?

Cashew, Cucumber, Jute mallow, Watermelon, African eggplant all rate well in Zongo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Cashew in Zongo?

In Zongo the window for Cashew runs 2 Mar 2026 to 28 Oct 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Zongo?

Divisi does. It reads Zongo'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 Zongo, 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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