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Best counties to grow Pawpaw in Kenya

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#1 best
Baringo
Rift Valley
88/100#2 best
Machakos
Semi-Arid Eastern
85/100#3 best
Kwale
Coastal Lowlands
84/100

All 47 counties — Pawpaw suitability ranking

#1BaringoRift Valley
88
#2MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
85
#3KwaleCoastal Lowlands
84
#4MombasaCoastal Lowlands
78
#5MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
77
#6KilifiCoastal Lowlands
76
#7LamuCoastal Lowlands
76
#8KisumuLake Victoria Basin
68
#9SiayaLake Victoria Basin
64
#10BusiaLake Victoria Basin
64
#11Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
63
#12Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
63
#13MigoriLake Victoria Basin
58
#14KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
58
#15Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
58
#16West PokotRift Valley
54
#17KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
53
#18NairobiCentral Highlands
46
#19EmbuCentral Highlands
45
#20BungomaWestern Highlands
45
#21KirinyagaCentral Highlands
43
#22NarokRift Valley
43
#23NakuruRift Valley
42
#24Murang'aCentral Highlands
39
#25MeruCentral Highlands
39
#26Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
39
#27KakamegaWestern Highlands
39
#28NandiWestern Highlands
35
#29Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
35
#30BometRift Valley
34
#31Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
33
#32KiambuCentral Highlands
32
#33NyeriCentral Highlands
32
#34VihigaWestern Highlands
32
#35NyamiraWestern Highlands
32
#36LaikipiaRift Valley
31
#37KisiiWestern Highlands
31
#38Uasin GishuRift Valley
30
#39KerichoRift Valley
27
#40IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
21
#41NyandaruaCentral Highlands
18
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
18
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
14
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
14
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
11
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
5
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
4

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