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Best counties to grow Onion in Kenya

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#1 best
Nakuru
Rift Valley
92/100#2 best
Narok
Rift Valley
91/100#3 best
Baringo
Rift Valley
91/100

All 47 counties — Onion suitability ranking

#1NakuruRift Valley
92
#2NarokRift Valley
91
#3BaringoRift Valley
91
#4Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
91
#5NairobiCentral Highlands
89
#6West PokotRift Valley
89
#7KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
89
#8MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
81
#9Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
81
#10Uasin GishuRift Valley
80
#11KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
80
#12Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
79
#13KwaleCoastal Lowlands
78
#14MombasaCoastal Lowlands
77
#15KilifiCoastal Lowlands
75
#16LamuCoastal Lowlands
74
#17NandiWestern Highlands
73
#18MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
71
#19BometRift Valley
66
#20Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
65
#21LaikipiaRift Valley
65
#22KiambuCentral Highlands
62
#23KisumuLake Victoria Basin
62
#24Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
62
#25NyeriCentral Highlands
60
#26BungomaWestern Highlands
59
#27SiayaLake Victoria Basin
59
#28KirinyagaCentral Highlands
57
#29MigoriLake Victoria Basin
55
#30Murang'aCentral Highlands
54
#31BusiaLake Victoria Basin
54
#32EmbuCentral Highlands
52
#33KerichoRift Valley
52
#34MeruCentral Highlands
51
#35NyandaruaCentral Highlands
50
#36Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
49
#37KisiiWestern Highlands
48
#38NyamiraWestern Highlands
47
#39VihigaWestern Highlands
45
#40KakamegaWestern Highlands
40
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
28
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
25
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
18
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
18
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
14
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
7
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
6

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