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When to plant Coconut in KaMpfumo
Cidade de Maputo, Moçambique
Known here as coqueiro · coco
The coconut is the coast's tree of life — a tall palm you plant once and pick from for 60 to 80 years.
| Fit | Favourable |
|---|---|
| When to plant (establish) | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 open now |
| Expected harvest | about 2.7 t/ha |
| Bearing cycle | 330–365 days per crop once the plant is established. Planting to the first harvest takes longer than one cycle. |
| Work it takes | 80–177 days per hectare, by hand |
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.
If you only get one chance to plant, aim for around 1 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for KaMpfumo leans dry, so these dates sit later than the long-run average. Planting on the date you are used to risks germinating into a false start and having to replant.
Planting after 1 Jan 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in KaMpfumo
| Rain and temperature | 88% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 88% |
| The lie of the land | 88% |
For coconut in KaMpfumo, rain and temperature is the tightest of the three at 88%. This one is fixed. It is why the planting window above is where it is — hitting those dates is the whole of your control here.
The 2026/27 season in KaMpfumo
| Rainy seasons | One each year — one chance to plant, so timing carries it |
|---|---|
| When the rains are expected | October 2026 to April 2027 |
| Rain in a typical year | About 785 mm |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, October, November and December look short of rain. Plant at the early end of the window, favour quicker and more drought-tolerant crops, and keep moisture in the soil: mulch, and weed early. |
| This season's heat | Hotter 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 supports | enough rain for one full main crop, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 2 kinds of ground. The season below is the largest that farms — about 75% of this area. |
| 75% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 195 growing days · about 760 mm · October to April |
|---|---|
| 25% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 207 growing days · about 790 mm · October to April |
last updated 17 September 2026
What coconut needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | sand or sandy loam |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.0 |
| Spacing | 800 cm between rows, 800 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | potassium and magnesium |
What it takes to grow coconut in KaMpfumo
| Planting material | About 150 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 54 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 16 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 94 kg per hectare |
| In the shops | A basal compound at planting — Compound D, or an NPK blend — covers the phosphate and potash. A nitrogen top dressing — urea or AN — goes on once the crop is established. |
| Hand work | 80–177 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a coconut crop of that size carries off the field. What you actually apply depends on what your soil already holds — which is what a soil test, or the app's field records, tell you.
What to watch for
Grow Coconut with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes KaMpfumo as a whole — 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.
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
Will coconut grow well in KaMpfumo?
KaMpfumo rates as favourable for coconut.
When should I plant coconut in KaMpfumo?
Typically 21 Jan 2026 to 1 Jan 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across KaMpfumo, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
