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What grows in Kongwa

Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Kongwa

The 2026/27 season in Kongwa

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to May 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 542 mm
This season's rainRain close to usual — plan around about 542 mm falling roughly when it always does
This season's heatHotter than usual — about +1.1 °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 one short crop, and only if timed to it, 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 73% of this area.
73% enough rain for one short crop, and only if timed to it; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 172 growing days · about 560 mm · November to May
19% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 184 growing days · about 680 mm · November to May
6% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 188 growing days · about 680 mm · November to May

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Kongwa

73% lowland, semi-arid, warm — 48 crops

19% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 57 crops

6% highland, sub-humid, warm — 46 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 Kongwa 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 Kongwa

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.

  • Tea 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
  • Arabica coffee Moderate — Water
  • Enset Moderate — Water
  • Sugarcane Moderate — Water
  • Cabbage Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Banana Unsuitable — Water
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature
  • Cocoa Unsuitable
  • Coconut Unsuitable
  • Taro Unsuitable — Water
  • Robusta coffee Unsuitable — Water
  • Ginger Unsuitable — Water
  • Oil palm Unsuitable

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 14 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 African Eggplant — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Limiting factor changed
  • 2 September 2026 Maize — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Suitability class changed, now rates Favourable
  • 2 September 2026 Lime — Limiting factor changed

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 Kongwa?

Lablab, Mango, Pearl millet, Pigeon pea, Bambara groundnut all rate well in Kongwa — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Lablab in Kongwa?

In Kongwa the window for Lablab runs 3 Nov 2026 to 22 Jan 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kongwa?

Divisi does. It reads Kongwa'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 Kongwa, 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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