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Best counties to grow Cotton in Kenya

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#1 best
Kajiado
Semi-Arid Eastern
91/100#2 best
Machakos
Semi-Arid Eastern
90/100#3 best
Kitui
Semi-Arid Eastern
89/100

All 47 counties — Cotton suitability ranking

#1KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
91
#2MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
90
#3KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
89
#4KwaleCoastal Lowlands
88
#5Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
88
#6BaringoRift Valley
86
#7MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
84
#8West PokotRift Valley
82
#9MombasaCoastal Lowlands
80
#10LamuCoastal Lowlands
80
#11KilifiCoastal Lowlands
79
#12NairobiCentral Highlands
73
#13KisumuLake Victoria Basin
69
#14NarokRift Valley
66
#15BungomaWestern Highlands
65
#16SiayaLake Victoria Basin
65
#17NakuruRift Valley
64
#18Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
64
#19Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
64
#20KirinyagaCentral Highlands
63
#21Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
62
#22MigoriLake Victoria Basin
62
#23Murang'aCentral Highlands
61
#24EmbuCentral Highlands
60
#25Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
60
#26BusiaLake Victoria Basin
60
#27MeruCentral Highlands
56
#28KiambuCentral Highlands
51
#29NyeriCentral Highlands
51
#30KakamegaWestern Highlands
51
#31Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
50
#32NandiWestern Highlands
49
#33LaikipiaRift Valley
48
#34Uasin GishuRift Valley
46
#35BometRift Valley
45
#36NyamiraWestern Highlands
44
#37KisiiWestern Highlands
43
#38VihigaWestern Highlands
42
#39IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
42
#40SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
38
#41KerichoRift Valley
34
#42NyandaruaCentral Highlands
29
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
28
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
28
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
22
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
11
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
9

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