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What grows in Gatsibo

Eastern Province, Rwanda

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Map showing the boundary of Gatsibo

The 2026/27 season in Gatsibo

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedSeptember 2026 to June 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 697 mm
This season's rainLeaning wet — January, February, 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 59% of this area.
59% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 277 growing days · about 720 mm · September to June
33% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 279 growing days · about 760 mm · September to June
3% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 279 growing days · about 740 mm · September to June

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Gatsibo

59% lowland, humid, warm — 63 crops

33% highland, humid, warm — 61 crops

3% humid, warm — 63 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 grows in Gatsibo with irrigation

These need water applied — rain alone will not carry them here. The dates are the windows their own water supply allows.

What Divisi would not plant in Gatsibo

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.

  • Chickpea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Teff Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Garlic Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Cabbage Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cashew Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable — Water

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 10 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

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What changed in Gatsibo

  • 31 August 2026 Pumpkin Butternut — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Cabbage — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Lime — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Lettuce — Crop became recommendable
  • 31 August 2026 Lablab — 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 Gatsibo?

Avocado, Cassava, Finger millet, Guava, Mango all rate well in Gatsibo — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Avocado in Gatsibo?

In Gatsibo the window for Avocado runs 12 Sep 2026 to 15 Feb 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Gatsibo?

Divisi does. It reads Gatsibo'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 Gatsibo, 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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