Best counties to grow Rice (Upland) in Kenya
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#1 best
Migori
Lake Victoria Basin
85/100#2 bestKisumu
Lake Victoria Basin
84/100#3 bestMombasa
Coastal Lowlands
83/100All 47 counties — Rice (Upland) suitability ranking
#1MigoriLake Victoria Basin
85
#2KisumuLake Victoria Basin84
#3MombasaCoastal Lowlands83
#4SiayaLake Victoria Basin82
#5Homa BayLake Victoria Basin81
#6BusiaLake Victoria Basin81
#7Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands78
#8KwaleCoastal Lowlands76
#9BaringoRift Valley70
#10West PokotRift Valley70
#11EmbuCentral Highlands67
#12BungomaWestern Highlands66
#13KakamegaWestern Highlands65
#14KirinyagaCentral Highlands63
#15KilifiCoastal Lowlands62
#16Murang'aCentral Highlands58
#17MeruCentral Highlands56
#18NarokRift Valley55
#19MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern54
#20NakuruRift Valley51
#21VihigaWestern Highlands51
#22NyamiraWestern Highlands49
#23KiambuCentral Highlands48
#24NyeriCentral Highlands48
#25Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley48
#26NairobiCentral Highlands47
#27KisiiWestern Highlands47
#28LamuCoastal Lowlands45
#29BometRift Valley44
#30Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands44
#31NandiWestern Highlands43
#32KerichoRift Valley39
#33Uasin GishuRift Valley35
#34MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern34
#35KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern33
#36Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands31
#37NyandaruaCentral Highlands27
#38KituiSemi-Arid Eastern27
#39LaikipiaRift Valley26
#40Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid20
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern9
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid9
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid6
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid6
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid5
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid3
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid2
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