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Best counties to grow Potato in Kenya

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#1 best
Trans Nzoia
Western Highlands
92/100#2 best
West Pokot
Rift Valley
90/100#3 best
Bomet
Rift Valley
90/100

All 47 counties — Potato suitability ranking

#1Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
92
#2West PokotRift Valley
90
#3BometRift Valley
90
#4NarokRift Valley
89
#5NandiWestern Highlands
88
#6NakuruRift Valley
86
#7BungomaWestern Highlands
86
#8NyandaruaCentral Highlands
85
#9Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
85
#10NyeriCentral Highlands
84
#11Uasin GishuRift Valley
84
#12KirinyagaCentral Highlands
83
#13KiambuCentral Highlands
82
#14KerichoRift Valley
82
#15MeruCentral Highlands
81
#16KisiiWestern Highlands
80
#17Murang'aCentral Highlands
78
#18VihigaWestern Highlands
77
#19NyamiraWestern Highlands
76
#20KakamegaWestern Highlands
73
#21NairobiCentral Highlands
71
#22EmbuCentral Highlands
69
#23MigoriLake Victoria Basin
63
#24LaikipiaRift Valley
61
#25BusiaLake Victoria Basin
53
#26SiayaLake Victoria Basin
52
#27Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
52
#28KisumuLake Victoria Basin
48
#29Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
45
#30MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
34
#31BaringoRift Valley
31
#32KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
29
#33MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
18
#34KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
11
#35Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
7
#36IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
4
#37MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
4
#38SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
4
#39KilifiCoastal Lowlands
1
#40KwaleCoastal Lowlands
1
#41TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
1
#42MombasaCoastal Lowlands
0
#43LamuCoastal Lowlands
0
#44Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
0
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
0
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
0
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
0

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