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Best counties to grow Chilies in Kenya

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#1 best
Baringo
Rift Valley
89/100#2 best
Machakos
Semi-Arid Eastern
89/100#3 best
Kwale
Coastal Lowlands
89/100

All 47 counties — Chilies suitability ranking

#1BaringoRift Valley
89
#2MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
89
#3KwaleCoastal Lowlands
89
#4Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
89
#5KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
88
#6MombasaCoastal Lowlands
82
#7KilifiCoastal Lowlands
82
#8LamuCoastal Lowlands
82
#9MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
81
#10KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
79
#11KisumuLake Victoria Basin
72
#12SiayaLake Victoria Basin
67
#13Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
67
#14Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
64
#15BusiaLake Victoria Basin
62
#16West PokotRift Valley
55
#17MigoriLake Victoria Basin
55
#18Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
53
#19NairobiCentral Highlands
47
#20EmbuCentral Highlands
45
#21NarokRift Valley
44
#22BungomaWestern Highlands
43
#23KirinyagaCentral Highlands
42
#24NakuruRift Valley
42
#25Murang'aCentral Highlands
40
#26Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
40
#27MeruCentral Highlands
37
#28KiambuCentral Highlands
34
#29NyeriCentral Highlands
34
#30KakamegaWestern Highlands
34
#31Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
33
#32IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
33
#33LaikipiaRift Valley
32
#34NandiWestern Highlands
32
#35Uasin GishuRift Valley
30
#36BometRift Valley
30
#37NyamiraWestern Highlands
30
#38KisiiWestern Highlands
29
#39SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
29
#40VihigaWestern Highlands
28
#41KerichoRift Valley
22
#42TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
21
#43MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
21
#44NyandaruaCentral Highlands
19
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
17
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
9
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
7

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