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Best counties to grow Cashew Nuts in Kenya

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#1 best
Mombasa
Coastal Lowlands
92/100#2 best
Lamu
Coastal Lowlands
91/100#3 best
Kilifi
Coastal Lowlands
90/100

All 47 counties — Cashew Nuts suitability ranking

#1MombasaCoastal Lowlands
92
#2LamuCoastal Lowlands
91
#3KilifiCoastal Lowlands
90
#4KwaleCoastal Lowlands
88
#5Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
40
#6Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
31
#7BaringoRift Valley
29
#8MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
18
#9MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
17
#10KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
17
#11KisumuLake Victoria Basin
16
#12Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
15
#13SiayaLake Victoria Basin
14
#14Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
14
#15BusiaLake Victoria Basin
14
#16TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
14
#17MigoriLake Victoria Basin
12
#18GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
11
#19EmbuCentral Highlands
10
#20West PokotRift Valley
10
#21KirinyagaCentral Highlands
9
#22BungomaWestern Highlands
9
#23KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
9
#24Murang'aCentral Highlands
8
#25MeruCentral Highlands
8
#26NairobiCentral Highlands
8
#27NakuruRift Valley
8
#28NarokRift Valley
8
#29KakamegaWestern Highlands
8
#30KiambuCentral Highlands
7
#31NyeriCentral Highlands
7
#32Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
7
#33VihigaWestern Highlands
7
#34KisiiWestern Highlands
7
#35NyamiraWestern Highlands
7
#36IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
7
#37BometRift Valley
6
#38LaikipiaRift Valley
6
#39Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
6
#40NandiWestern Highlands
6
#41SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
6
#42WajirArid and Semi-Arid
6
#43Uasin GishuRift Valley
5
#44KerichoRift Valley
5
#45ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
5
#46NyandaruaCentral Highlands
4
#47MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
3

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