Kenya, Barley, 2009

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for barley in 2009 was 220 tonnes or 20.7%.

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 Eastern.

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	59646
2012	72931
2013	37530
2014	37530
2015	37530
2016	37530
2017	37530
2018	37530
2019	59537
2020	34953

Produced	1,065 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	20.7% / 220 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
79.3307 Production quantity: 1,065 tonnes	20.7 Estimated PHL: 220 tonnes

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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	87.4859 Remaining: 87.4859% Est. PHL: 12.5141%	12.5141 Remaining: 87.4859% Est. PHL: 12.5141%
Threshing and Shelling	83.9859 Remaining: 83.9859% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 83.9859% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing	83.9859 Remaining: 83.9859% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 83.9859% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	81.4859 Remaining: 81.4859% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 81.4859% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	81.4859 Remaining: 81.4859% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 81.4859% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market	80.4859 Remaining: 80.4859% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 80.4859% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	77.8359 Remaining: 77.8359% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 77.8359% Est. PHL: 2.65%

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