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What grows in Kyela

Mbeya, United Republic of Tanzania

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Map showing the boundary of Kyela

The 2026/27 season in Kyela

Rainy seasonsOne each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it
When the rains are expectedNovember 2026 to July 2027
Rain in a typical yearAbout 2,004 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 one full main crop, 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 60% of this area.
60% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 259 growing days · about 1,890 mm · November to July
31% enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 290 growing days · about 2,210 mm · November to August
7% enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 233 growing days · about 1,470 mm · November to June

last updated 16 September 2026

What grows in Kyela

60% lowland, sub-humid, warm — 65 crops

31% lowland, humid, warm — 65 crops

7% sub-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 Kyela

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 Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Tea Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Enset Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Passion fruit Only in patches — clears in part of this area, not across any one zone
  • Cabbage Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Garlic Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Teff Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Wheat Moderate — Slope / terrain
  • Chickpea Unsuitable — Temperature

Divisi scored 74 crops against this district's own ground; 9 came back without a sowing date.

Plan the season, not just check it

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

  • 2 September 2026 Tea — Planting window moved, now opens 20 Jan 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Teff — Planting window moved, now opens 11 Dec 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Onion — Planting window moved, now opens 9 Feb 2027
  • 2 September 2026 Cocoa — Planting window moved, now opens 21 Nov 2026
  • 2 September 2026 Beetroot — Planting window moved, now opens 21 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What crops grow well in Kyela?

Banana, Cashew, Cassava, Robusta coffee, Cotton all rate well in Kyela — scored against its own rainfall, soil and terrain rather than a national average.

When should I plant Banana in Kyela?

In Kyela the window for Banana runs 17 Oct 2026 to 20 Mar 2027.

Is there a farming app that works in Kyela?

Divisi does. It reads Kyela'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 Kyela, 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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