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Best counties to grow Maize in Kenya

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#1 best
Nakuru
Rift Valley
93/100#2 best
Narok
Rift Valley
93/100#3 best
Uasin Gishu
Rift Valley
93/100

All 47 counties — Maize suitability ranking

#1NakuruRift Valley
93
#2NarokRift Valley
93
#3Uasin GishuRift Valley
93
#4NandiWestern Highlands
93
#5BaringoRift Valley
92
#6Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
92
#7West PokotRift Valley
92
#8BometRift Valley
92
#9Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
92
#10KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
87
#11NairobiCentral Highlands
85
#12KerichoRift Valley
85
#13BungomaWestern Highlands
80
#14MombasaCoastal Lowlands
78
#15Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
78
#16MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
77
#17NyandaruaCentral Highlands
76
#18KilifiCoastal Lowlands
76
#19VihigaWestern Highlands
75
#20KisumuLake Victoria Basin
75
#21MigoriLake Victoria Basin
75
#22KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
75
#23LamuCoastal Lowlands
75
#24KwaleCoastal Lowlands
74
#25KirinyagaCentral Highlands
73
#26NyeriCentral Highlands
73
#27NyamiraWestern Highlands
73
#28BusiaLake Victoria Basin
73
#29KiambuCentral Highlands
71
#30KakamegaWestern Highlands
71
#31SiayaLake Victoria Basin
71
#32Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
71
#33Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
70
#34LaikipiaRift Valley
70
#35KisiiWestern Highlands
69
#36MeruCentral Highlands
68
#37EmbuCentral Highlands
67
#38Murang'aCentral Highlands
66
#39MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
66
#40Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
49
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
26
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
23
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
17
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
17
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
13
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
7
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
5

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