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Best counties to grow Lentils in Kenya

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#1 best
Kajiado
Semi-Arid Eastern
93/100#2 best
Narok
Rift Valley
91/100#3 best
Nakuru
Rift Valley
87/100

All 47 counties — Lentils suitability ranking

#1KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
93
#2NarokRift Valley
91
#3NakuruRift Valley
87
#4NairobiCentral Highlands
86
#5Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
81
#6West PokotRift Valley
79
#7Uasin GishuRift Valley
76
#8MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
73
#9LaikipiaRift Valley
68
#10Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
66
#11NyandaruaCentral Highlands
62
#12KiambuCentral Highlands
60
#13Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
59
#14NandiWestern Highlands
57
#15NyeriCentral Highlands
55
#16SiayaLake Victoria Basin
55
#17Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
54
#18KisumuLake Victoria Basin
54
#19MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
53
#20BaringoRift Valley
52
#21KirinyagaCentral Highlands
51
#22Murang'aCentral Highlands
51
#23BometRift Valley
51
#24BungomaWestern Highlands
50
#25KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
49
#26EmbuCentral Highlands
48
#27MigoriLake Victoria Basin
48
#28BusiaLake Victoria Basin
46
#29KerichoRift Valley
44
#30MeruCentral Highlands
42
#31KakamegaWestern Highlands
41
#32VihigaWestern Highlands
41
#33KisiiWestern Highlands
40
#34NyamiraWestern Highlands
40
#35IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
38
#36MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
37
#37SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
33
#38Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
31
#39TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
5
#40KwaleCoastal Lowlands
2
#41Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
2
#42KilifiCoastal Lowlands
1
#43GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
1
#44WajirArid and Semi-Arid
1
#45ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
1
#46MombasaCoastal Lowlands
0
#47LamuCoastal Lowlands
0

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