Best counties to grow Barley in Kenya
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#1 best
Uasin Gishu
Rift Valley
87/100#2 bestElgeyo Marakwet
Rift Valley
72/100#3 bestNakuru
Rift Valley
69/100All 47 counties — Barley suitability ranking
#1Uasin GishuRift Valley
87
#2Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley72
#3NakuruRift Valley69
#4NairobiCentral Highlands67
#5Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands67
#6NarokRift Valley63
#7NandiWestern Highlands63
#8NyandaruaCentral Highlands62
#9BometRift Valley57
#10KerichoRift Valley50
#11West PokotRift Valley48
#12LaikipiaRift Valley44
#13KiambuCentral Highlands43
#14NyeriCentral Highlands42
#15KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern38
#16KisiiWestern Highlands33
#17NyamiraWestern Highlands33
#18BungomaWestern Highlands32
#19VihigaWestern Highlands31
#20KirinyagaCentral Highlands30
#21Murang'aCentral Highlands29
#22MeruCentral Highlands28
#23MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern27
#24EmbuCentral Highlands25
#25KakamegaWestern Highlands22
#26MigoriLake Victoria Basin22
#27Homa BayLake Victoria Basin21
#28KisumuLake Victoria Basin20
#29SiayaLake Victoria Basin20
#30MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern20
#31Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands19
#32BusiaLake Victoria Basin19
#33BaringoRift Valley18
#34KituiSemi-Arid Eastern18
#35Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands10
#36IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern7
#37MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid6
#38SamburuArid and Semi-Arid6
#39KwaleCoastal Lowlands1
#40TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid1
#41MombasaCoastal Lowlands0
#42KilifiCoastal Lowlands0
#43LamuCoastal Lowlands0
#44Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid0
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid0
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid0
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid0
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