Kenya, Sorghum, 2013

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2013 was 31,315 tonnes or 17.7%.

As for nutrition 106 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 124 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 Nyanza.

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 177,151 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 17.7% / 31,315 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.3231 Production quantity: 177,151 tonnes 17.7 Estimated PHL: 31,315 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 89.9341 Remaining: 89.9341%
Est. PHL: 10.0659% 		10.0659 Remaining: 89.9341%
Est. PHL: 10.0659%
Threshing and Shelling 86.3341 Remaining: 86.3341%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 86.3341%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 86.3341 Remaining: 86.3341%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 86.3341%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 84.16743 Remaining: 84.16743%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 84.16743%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 83.95674 Remaining: 83.95674%
Est. PHL: 0.21069% 		0.21069 Remaining: 83.95674%
Est. PHL: 0.21069%
Transport to market 82.95674 Remaining: 82.95674%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 82.95674%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 80.30674 Remaining: 80.30674%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 80.30674%
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

124,917

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

294,972

children, 6.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

106,770

women, 36.2%

Men 31-50

94,521

men, 1.8%

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