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When to plant Mango in Sava
Madagascar
Mango is a big, long-living evergreen tree that, once planted, can feed your family and earn money for decades.
| Measure | Rain-fed | With irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Favourable | |
| When to plant (establish) | 12 Oct 2026 – 25 Apr 2027 opens in 2 weeks | 21 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 |
| Expected harvest | about 14.6 t/ha | about 20.3 t/ha |
| Work it takes | 62–147 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 11 Jan 2027. That is the point in the window where the rains are most reliably established.
This season's rainfall outlook for Sava 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 25 Apr 2027 leaves the crop short of season: it runs into the dry months before it has finished filling.
What decides this in Sava
| Rain and temperature | 96% |
|---|---|
| The soil | 96% |
| The lie of the land | 30% |
For mango in Sava, the lie of the land is the tightest of the three at 30%. You cannot flatten it, but you can farm it: plant along the contour rather than up and down, ridge or tie ridges to hold water on the slope, and expect shallower rooting than the crop would manage on flat ground.
The 2026 season in Sava
| When the rains are expected | January 2026 to December 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rain in a typical year | About 2,920 mm in a typical farming district |
| Across its districts | From about 1,623 mm in the driest of 4 districts to about 2,920 mm in the wettest |
| This season's rain | Leaning dry — January, February, September, October and November 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 a long crop, or two in a year, warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season |
| Ground this covers | 4 kinds of ground. The season below is one typical farming district's, not a figure for the whole of this area. |
| 77% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,120 mm · January to December |
|---|---|
| 10% | enough rain for one full main crop; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 208 growing days · about 1,480 mm · November to May |
| 6% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 286 growing days · about 1,550 mm · October to August |
| 3% | enough rain for a long crop, or two in a year; warm all year, so nothing but rain ends the season 365 growing days · about 2,910 mm · January to December |
last updated 17 September 2026 · from all 4 areas within it
Sloping ground holds back about 25% of yield here.
What mango needs to grow here
| Soil it likes | well-drained sandy loam or loam soil |
|---|---|
| Soil sourness (pH) | Happiest between pH 5.5 and 7.5 |
| Spacing | 900 cm between rows, 900 cm between plants |
| Feed it most with | nitrogen, potassium, zinc and boron |
What it takes to grow mango in Sava
| Planting material | About 135 plants per hectare |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | About 29 kg per hectare |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | About 7 kg per hectare |
| Potash (K₂O) | About 51 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 | 62–147 days per hectare, by hand |
These are the nutrients a mango 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 Mango with a plan, not a guess
Everything above describes Sava 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.
Mango in nearby districts
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 mango grow well in Sava?
Sava rates as favourable for mango.
When should I plant mango in Sava?
Typically 12 Oct 2026 to 25 Apr 2027, forecast-adjusted.
Is this exact for my own field?
No — these are readings taken across Sava, not on your field. Soil, slope and rainfall change from one farm to the next. Check your own location to see your own numbers.
