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Best counties to grow Groundnuts in Kenya

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#1 best
Narok
Rift Valley
94/100#2 best
West Pokot
Rift Valley
94/100#3 best
Baringo
Rift Valley
93/100

All 47 counties — Groundnuts suitability ranking

#1NarokRift Valley
94
#2West PokotRift Valley
94
#3BaringoRift Valley
93
#4NakuruRift Valley
92
#5Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
92
#6BungomaWestern Highlands
90
#7KisumuLake Victoria Basin
89
#8KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
88
#9MigoriLake Victoria Basin
87
#10KilifiCoastal Lowlands
87
#11MombasaCoastal Lowlands
86
#12LamuCoastal Lowlands
86
#13KirinyagaCentral Highlands
85
#14BusiaLake Victoria Basin
85
#15KiambuCentral Highlands
84
#16NyeriCentral Highlands
84
#17Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
84
#18NandiWestern Highlands
84
#19SiayaLake Victoria Basin
84
#20Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
84
#21Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
83
#22NairobiCentral Highlands
82
#23NyamiraWestern Highlands
82
#24BometRift Valley
81
#25EmbuCentral Highlands
80
#26KwaleCoastal Lowlands
80
#27Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
79
#28LaikipiaRift Valley
79
#29KisiiWestern Highlands
79
#30Murang'aCentral Highlands
78
#31VihigaWestern Highlands
77
#32MeruCentral Highlands
76
#33MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
76
#34KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
76
#35KakamegaWestern Highlands
74
#36Uasin GishuRift Valley
67
#37KerichoRift Valley
65
#38MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
65
#39NyandaruaCentral Highlands
53
#40Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
53
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
29
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
26
#43MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
20
#44TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
19
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
15
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
8
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
7

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