Kenya, Sorghum, 2010

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2010 was 24,926 tonnes or 15.2%.

As for nutrition 84 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 99 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 Western.

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 164,066 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 15.2% / 24,926 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
84.8071 Production quantity: 164,066 tonnes 15.2 Estimated PHL: 24,926 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 92.74622 Remaining: 92.74622%
Est. PHL: 7.25378% 		7.25378 Remaining: 92.74622%
Est. PHL: 7.25378%
Threshing and Shelling 89.14622 Remaining: 89.14622%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 89.14622%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 89.14622 Remaining: 89.14622%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 89.14622%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 86.97955 Remaining: 86.97955%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 86.97955%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 86.60988 Remaining: 86.60988%
Est. PHL: 0.36967% 		0.36967 Remaining: 86.60988%
Est. PHL: 0.36967%
Transport to market 85.60988 Remaining: 85.60988%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 85.60988%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 82.95988 Remaining: 82.95988%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 82.95988%
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

99,433

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

234,795

children, 5.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

84,988

women, 28.8%

Men 31-50

75,238

men, 1.4%

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