Burkina Faso, Sorghum, 2003

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2003 was 195,887 tonnes or 12.2%.

As for nutrition 673 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 815 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Boucle du Mouhoun.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 1505535
2012 1923806
2013 1880465
2014 1707613
2015 1435640
2016 1663843
2017 1365898
2018 1929834
2019 1871790
2020 1839574
Produced 1,610,255 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.2% / 195,887 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.835 Production quantity: 1,610,255 tonnes 12.2 Estimated PHL: 195,887 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.

  • Estimated % of crop left
  • Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%) Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 95.45 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55% 		4.55 Remaining: 95.45%
Est. PHL: 4.55%
Threshing and Shelling 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.85 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.85%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.68333 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.68333%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 88.10255 Remaining: 88.10255%
Est. PHL: 1.58078% 		1.58078 Remaining: 88.10255%
Est. PHL: 1.58078%
Transport to market 87.10255 Remaining: 87.10255%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.10255%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.45255 Remaining: 84.45255%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.45255%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

815,728

people, 4.1%

Children 1-3

1,872,383

children, 93.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

677,742

women, 358.5%

Men 31-50

599,990

men, 33.9%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›