Growing French Beans in Bungoma

Soil suitability analysis based on Bungoma's nutrient profile

Bungoma County is well suited to French Beans, scoring 79/100 on ShambaIQ's soil-match model. At an average pH of 5.56 the soil is slightly acidic to near-neutral, below French Beans's preferred 5.8–7 range; agricultural lime will lift pH and unlock phosphorus the crop cannot otherwise access. The main gap is phosphorus — measured at N 1.12 g/kg, P 15.7 mg/kg, K 161 mg/kg against this crop's low/high/medium demand — so the fertilizer plan below prioritises closing that deficit. The county's predominantly clay loam soils suit French Beans, which favours loam. At current prices (about KES 80/kg) and a typical 3,000 kg/acre yield, a well-managed French Beans crop here can gross roughly KES 240,000 per acre.