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Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Agriculture 

The average rainfall is a little over 58 inches (147 centimeters) per year.

The second largest rainforest after the Amazon, which is the largest rainforest in the world.

DRC Prime crops: Cassava, plantains, maize, groundnuts/peanuts tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, cocoa and rice. Rubber is also extracted from rubber trees and palm oil from the kernels of palm trees.

Soil is ferrasols, sandy clay soils with clay tasks, sandy soils, recent volcanic soils, alluvial plain soils, ancient rocks soil, areno-ferrals, hydro-kaolisols, and more.

The dry season lasts for less than four months, except in the most southern region. A monthly average temperature of 23 to 27 degrees applies to 90 percent of the country.

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Crop planting

Cultivation

Fishery, land and wildlife conservation

Fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides

Farm equipment leasing and financing

Agricultural industrial park

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The Government’s goals include but not limited to:

Enhance the contribution of agriculture to economic growth.

Restore the country’s food security.

Reduce poverty and insecurity in rural areas.

Increase production of food and sustainable products.

Encourage import-substitution.

Leading Sub-Sectors

Agriculture goods

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