Best counties to grow Amaranth in Kenya
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#1 best
Nakuru
Rift Valley
93/100#2 bestUasin Gishu
Rift Valley
93/100#3 bestElgeyo Marakwet
Rift Valley
92/100All 47 counties — Amaranth suitability ranking
#1NakuruRift Valley
93
#2Uasin GishuRift Valley93
#3Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley92
#4NarokRift Valley91
#5BaringoRift Valley91
#6NandiWestern Highlands91
#7NairobiCentral Highlands90
#8West PokotRift Valley90
#9KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern90
#10BometRift Valley89
#11Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands88
#12Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands86
#13KwaleCoastal Lowlands84
#14MombasaCoastal Lowlands83
#15MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern82
#16KilifiCoastal Lowlands81
#17LamuCoastal Lowlands81
#18KituiSemi-Arid Eastern80
#19KerichoRift Valley79
#20BungomaWestern Highlands78
#21NyandaruaCentral Highlands74
#22KisumuLake Victoria Basin74
#23MigoriLake Victoria Basin74
#24KirinyagaCentral Highlands73
#25NyamiraWestern Highlands71
#26SiayaLake Victoria Basin71
#27MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern71
#28KiambuCentral Highlands70
#29NyeriCentral Highlands70
#30VihigaWestern Highlands70
#31Homa BayLake Victoria Basin70
#32BusiaLake Victoria Basin70
#33KisiiWestern Highlands69
#34LaikipiaRift Valley68
#35EmbuCentral Highlands67
#36Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands67
#37KakamegaWestern Highlands67
#38Murang'aCentral Highlands66
#39MeruCentral Highlands65
#40Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid53
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern28
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid25
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid18
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid18
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid14
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid7
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid6
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