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Best counties to grow Sugarcane in Kenya

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#1 best
Kakamega
Western Highlands
82/100#2 best
Bungoma
Western Highlands
82/100#3 best
Kisumu
Lake Victoria Basin
79/100

All 47 counties — Sugarcane suitability ranking

#1KakamegaWestern Highlands
82
#2BungomaWestern Highlands
82
#3KisumuLake Victoria Basin
79
#4MigoriLake Victoria Basin
79
#5KirinyagaCentral Highlands
77
#6West PokotRift Valley
76
#7SiayaLake Victoria Basin
75
#8BusiaLake Victoria Basin
75
#9Homa BayLake Victoria Basin
74
#10EmbuCentral Highlands
71
#11Murang'aCentral Highlands
70
#12MeruCentral Highlands
69
#13MombasaCoastal Lowlands
68
#14VihigaWestern Highlands
64
#15NyamiraWestern Highlands
60
#16NyeriCentral Highlands
59
#17KiambuCentral Highlands
58
#18NandiWestern Highlands
58
#19BometRift Valley
57
#20Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands
57
#21KisiiWestern Highlands
57
#22Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley
53
#23KwaleCoastal Lowlands
53
#24KerichoRift Valley
51
#25Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands
48
#26Uasin GishuRift Valley
47
#27NakuruRift Valley
46
#28NairobiCentral Highlands
44
#29NarokRift Valley
38
#30BaringoRift Valley
37
#31NyandaruaCentral Highlands
34
#32KilifiCoastal Lowlands
33
#33MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern
31
#34LamuCoastal Lowlands
24
#35MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern
20
#36KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
18
#37LaikipiaRift Valley
17
#38Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands
17
#39KituiSemi-Arid Eastern
15
#40Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid
11
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern
5
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid
5
#43MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid
4
#44TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid
3
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid
3
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid
1
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid
1

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