Create an app Wich can help the streets kids in kenya and other countries to get money - 15/02/2026 00:19 EST

I need a clear, data-driven market research brief that explains the current mismatch Kenyans see between the price of dry maize and the much lower cost of having that same maize ground at a posho mill. Your focus is strictly on pricing trends, and within that, on the wholesale price of maize across the country.

The study should track how wholesale prices have moved over the past three to five years in the main producing and trading hubs—Eldoret, Kitale, Nairobi, Mombasa, and any other market where reliable figures exist. Use publicly available datasets from KNBS, Ministry of Agriculture bulletins, FAO GIEWS, market-day price sheets, and reputable commodity exchanges. Where gaps appear, interview or phone-survey a small sample of brokers or large-scale traders and note the methodology clearly.

I’m primarily interested in the following:
• A clean spreadsheet (Excel or Google Sheets) showing monthly or quarterly wholesale maize prices, source noted for each entry.
• One or two charts that visualise the trend line and seasonal spikes.
• A short narrative (1,000–1,500 words) that sets the numbers in context—harvest cycles, import volumes, fertiliser costs, transport bottlenecks, government interventions—all the usual suspects that push prices up.
• A brief side note comparing the running cost structure of typical posho mills (electricity, labour, depreciation) so we can see why their service fee remains much lower than the grain itself. No policy recommendations are required; just the facts and a clear explanation.

Accuracy and traceable sources are paramount. Please cite everything, keep formulas transparent, and label charts clearly so I can update them later if needed.