Best counties to grow Sweet Potato in Kenya
All 47 counties ranked by soil and climate suitability for Sweet Potato — scored against pH 4.5–7 target, low nitrogen, medium phosphorus, high potassium, plus rainfall (600–1800 mm) and altitude (0–2200 m) requirements.
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#1 best
Kericho
Rift Valley
93/100#2 bestTrans Nzoia
Western Highlands
93/100#3 bestWest Pokot
Rift Valley
92/100All 47 counties — Sweet Potato suitability ranking
#1KerichoRift Valley
93
#2Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands93
#3West PokotRift Valley92
#4BometRift Valley92
#5VihigaWestern Highlands92
#6NarokRift Valley91
#7BungomaWestern Highlands91
#8NandiWestern Highlands90
#9NyamiraWestern Highlands90
#10KisumuLake Victoria Basin90
#11NakuruRift Valley89
#12BaringoRift Valley89
#13Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley89
#14MigoriLake Victoria Basin89
#15BusiaLake Victoria Basin89
#16KiambuCentral Highlands88
#17KirinyagaCentral Highlands88
#18NyeriCentral Highlands88
#19KakamegaWestern Highlands88
#20Uasin GishuRift Valley87
#21Homa BayLake Victoria Basin87
#22KisiiWestern Highlands86
#23SiayaLake Victoria Basin86
#24NyandaruaCentral Highlands85
#25EmbuCentral Highlands85
#26Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands84
#27LaikipiaRift Valley84
#28Murang'aCentral Highlands83
#29MeruCentral Highlands82
#30MombasaCoastal Lowlands82
#31KilifiCoastal Lowlands82
#32LamuCoastal Lowlands80
#33NairobiCentral Highlands77
#34KwaleCoastal Lowlands72
#35MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern71
#36MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern61
#37KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern58
#38Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands52
#39KituiSemi-Arid Eastern49
#40Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid34
#41IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern19
#42SamburuArid and Semi-Arid18
#43TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid13
#44MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid13
#45GarissaArid and Semi-Arid10
#46WajirArid and Semi-Arid6
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid4