Kericho, home to the large tea plantations of the Kenyan highlands

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 11 April 2022 at 15:56:43 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 May 2022 at 07:46:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 August 2022 at 07:46:19 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, plateau, highlands, rain-fed agriculture, Kenya, African Rift Valley
Fig. 1 - S2 (06.04.2022) - Kericho County is located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley, on the edge of the Mau Forest.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (19.08.2022) - Kericho has a temperature range between 10-29°C and yearly rainfall of 2125 mm.
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The county has rainy seasons April to June and October to December. The rainfalls are being highest in central part of county where they plant tea. A good number of rivers emanate from the county.
Fig. 3 - COP-DEM - Kericho County slopes gently from 2500 m to ~1800 m above the sea level.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (16.05.2022) - Kericho is considered to be home to the best of Kenyan tea. It has contiguous tea plantations up to ~240km².
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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