Best counties to grow Watermelon in Kenya
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#1 best
Kajiado
Semi-Arid Eastern
92/100#2 bestBaringo
Rift Valley
89/100#3 bestMachakos
Semi-Arid Eastern
89/100All 47 counties — Watermelon suitability ranking
#1KajiadoSemi-Arid Eastern
92
#2BaringoRift Valley89
#3MachakosSemi-Arid Eastern89
#4Taita TavetaCoastal Lowlands89
#5KituiSemi-Arid Eastern88
#6Tana RiverArid and Semi-Arid83
#7KilifiCoastal Lowlands82
#8LamuCoastal Lowlands82
#9MakueniSemi-Arid Eastern81
#10KwaleCoastal Lowlands76
#11West PokotRift Valley67
#12IsioloSemi-Arid Eastern67
#13MombasaCoastal Lowlands65
#14NarokRift Valley63
#15NairobiCentral Highlands62
#16TurkanaArid and Semi-Arid60
#17MarsabitArid and Semi-Arid59
#18SamburuArid and Semi-Arid59
#19NakuruRift Valley57
#20Tharaka NithiCentral Highlands55
#21LaikipiaRift Valley50
#22Elgeyo MarakwetRift Valley49
#23Homa BayLake Victoria Basin48
#24GarissaArid and Semi-Arid47
#25KisumuLake Victoria Basin46
#26SiayaLake Victoria Basin43
#27Murang'aCentral Highlands41
#28KirinyagaCentral Highlands39
#29KiambuCentral Highlands38
#30EmbuCentral Highlands37
#31KakamegaWestern Highlands37
#32BungomaWestern Highlands37
#33MigoriLake Victoria Basin35
#34NyeriCentral Highlands34
#35BusiaLake Victoria Basin34
#36Uasin GishuRift Valley33
#37Trans NzoiaWestern Highlands33
#38MeruCentral Highlands31
#39VihigaWestern Highlands29
#40NyamiraWestern Highlands28
#41BometRift Valley27
#42NandiWestern Highlands27
#43KisiiWestern Highlands26
#44WajirArid and Semi-Arid24
#45KerichoRift Valley23
#46NyandaruaCentral Highlands21
#47ManderaArid and Semi-Arid19
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