Kenya, Sorghum, 2007

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2007 was 18,479 tonnes or 12.5%.

As for nutrition 62 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 73 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 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 159877
2012 166627
2013 177151
2014 177151
2015 177151
2016 177151
2017 177151
2018 177151
2019 313789
2020 316256
Produced 147,413 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.5% / 18,479 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.4642 Production quantity: 147,413 tonnes 12.5 Estimated PHL: 18,479 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 89.52678 Remaining: 89.52678%
Est. PHL: 0.15655% 		0.15655 Remaining: 89.52678%
Est. PHL: 0.15655%
Transport to market 88.52678 Remaining: 88.52678%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.52678%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.87678 Remaining: 85.87678%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.87678%
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

73,716

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

174,068

children, 4.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

63,007

women, 21.4%

Men 31-50

55,779

men, 1.0%

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