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Best counties to grow Ginger in Kenya

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#1 best
Kakamega
Western Highlands
84/100#2 best
Bungoma
Western Highlands
73/100#3 best
Migori
Lake Victoria Basin
70/100

All 47 counties — Ginger suitability ranking

#1KakamegaWestern Highlands
84
#2BungomaWestern Highlands
73
#3MigoriLake Victoria Basin
70
#4BusiaLake Victoria Basin
68
#5VihigaWestern Highlands
66
#6NyamiraWestern Highlands
63
#7MeruCentral Highlands
61
#8KirinyagaCentral Highlands
59
#9BometRift Valley
58
#10KisiiWestern Highlands
58
#11EmbuCentral Highlands
55
#12KisumuLake Victoria Basin
53
#13KerichoRift Valley
52
#14NandiWestern Highlands
51
#15SiayaLake Victoria Basin
49
#16Murang'aCentral Highlands
46
#17West PokotRift Valley
41
#18Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
41
#19NyeriCentral Highlands
39
#20Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
37
#21KiambuCentral Highlands
32
#22Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
29
#23Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
26
#24Uasin GishuRift Valley
26
#25NakuruRift Valley
25
#26NairobiCentral Highlands
24
#27NarokRift Valley
21
#28BaringoRift Valley
20
#29NyandaruaCentral Highlands
18
#30MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
18
#31KwaleCoastal Lowlands
13
#32MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
11
#33KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
10
#34LaikipiaRift Valley
9
#35KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
9
#36Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
9
#37KilifiCoastal Lowlands
5
#38IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
3
#39Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
3
#40SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
3
#41TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
2
#42MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
2
#43MombasaCoastal Lowlands
1
#44GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
1
#45WajirArid and Semi-Arid
1
#46LamuCoastal Lowlands
0
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
0

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