Best counties to grow Finger Millet in Kenya

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Western Highlands

All 47 counties — Finger Millet suitability ranking

#1NarokRift Valley

#2West PokotRift Valley

#3Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands

#4NakuruRift Valley

#5BaringoRift Valley

#6Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley

#7NandiWestern Highlands

#8MombasaCoastal Lowlands

#9BometRift Valley

#10KilifiCoastal Lowlands

#11LamuCoastal Lowlands

#12BungomaWestern Highlands

#13KisumuLake Victoria Basin

#14Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid

#15MigoriLake Victoria Basin

#16KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern

#17KirinyagaCentral Highlands

#18SiayaLake Victoria Basin

#19BusiaLake Victoria Basin

#20Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands

#21KiambuCentral Highlands

#22Homa BayLake Victoria Basin

#23NyeriCentral Highlands

#24NyamiraWestern Highlands

#25KwaleCoastal Lowlands

#26NairobiCentral Highlands

#27Uasin GishuRift Valley

#28EmbuCentral Highlands

#29KisiiWestern Highlands

#30Murang'aCentral Highlands

#31KerichoRift Valley

#32Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands

#33LaikipiaRift Valley

#34VihigaWestern Highlands

#35MeruCentral Highlands

#36MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern

#37KituiSemi-Arid Eastern

#38KakamegaWestern Highlands

#39NyandaruaCentral Highlands

#40MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern

#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern

#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid

#43MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid

#44TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid

#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid

#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid

#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid

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