fawannjoroge/kenya-ds-projects

# 🌽 Maize Price Tracker — Kenya ## The Problem Maize is Kenya's staple food. Prices fluctuate wildly across regions and seasons, and farmers often sell at a loss because they have no visibility into market trends. This project analyzes historical maize prices across Kenyan counties to uncover patterns that can help farmers and buyers make better decisions. ## What This Project Does - Loads and cleans real maize price data from Kenya - Explores price trends over time and across regions - Visualizes which counties have the highest and lowest prices - Identifies the best and worst months to sell ## Tools Used - Python - Pandas — data cleaning and analysis - Matplotlib & Seaborn — visualizations - Jupyter Notebook — interactive analysis ## How To Run This Project 1. Clone the repo 2. Navigate to this folder 3. Create and activate a virtual environment 4. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` 5. Open `notebooks/analysis.ipynb` in Jupyter ## Dataset Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) / WFP Kenya Food Prices ## Data Limitations - Coast region data is only available from 2015 onwards - Nairobi data is only available for 2021–2022 - Regional comparisons should be interpreted with this in mind - Data source: WFP Kenya — collection coverage varies by region and year