Gambia, Sorghum, 2020

Gambia's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2020 was 2,435 tonnes or 12.4%.

As for nutrition 8 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 10 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 Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Upper River.

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	19629
2012	19629
2013	19629
2014	19629
2015	19629
2016	19629
2017	19629
2018	19629
2019	19629
2020	19629

Produced	19,629 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	12.4% / 2,435 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
87.5946 Production quantity: 19,629 tonnes	12.4 Estimated PHL: 2,435 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	86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889% Est. PHL: 2.69444%	2.69444 Remaining: 86.98889% Est. PHL: 2.69444%
Transport to market	86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 86.98889% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 86.98889% Est. PHL: 0%

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

10,177

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

23,275

children, 10.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

8,425

women, 41.2%

Men 31-50

7,458

men, 4.0%

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