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What grows in Gisagara

Southern Province, Rwanda

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Map showing the boundary of Gisagara

The 2026/27 season in Gisagara

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 908 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 covers4 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 45% of this area.
45% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 287 growing days · about 910 mm · September to June
31% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 303 growing days · about 1,010 mm · August to June
14% 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 960 mm · September to June
6% 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 860 mm · September to June

last updated 17 September 2026

What grows in Gisagara

45% lowland, humid, warm — 66 crops

31% highland, humid, warm, rain year-round — 57 crops

14% highland, humid, warm, one season — 66 crops

6% humid, warm — 65 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 Gisagara

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
  • Coconut Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Egusi melon Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 4 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Sunflower — Crop stopped being recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Garlic — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Cabbage — Crop became recommendable
  • 2 September 2026 Swiss Chard — 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 Gisagara?

African eggplant, African nightshade, Amaranth, Avocado, Bambara groundnut all rate well in Gisagara — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant African eggplant in Gisagara?

In Gisagara the window for African eggplant runs 3 Sep 2026 to 29 Dec 2026.

Is there a farming app that works in Gisagara?

Divisi does. It reads Gisagara'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 Gisagara, 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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