Growing Groundnuts in Homa Bay

Soil suitability analysis based on Homa Bay's nutrient profile

Homa Bay County is well suited to Groundnuts, scoring 84/100 on ShambaIQ's soil-match model. Local soils average pH 5.27 — moderately acidic and inside the 5–7 band Groundnuts prefers, so no lime is usually required. The main gap is potassium — measured at N 1.05 g/kg, P 13.8 mg/kg, K 147 mg/kg against this crop's low/medium/medium demand — so the fertilizer plan below prioritises closing that deficit. Groundnuts prefers sandy soils, while Homa Bay is largely clay loam, so drainage and organic-matter management matter more here. At current prices (about KES 90/kg) and a typical 400 kg/acre yield, a well-managed Groundnuts crop here can gross roughly KES 36,000 per acre.