Mali, Sorghum, 2020

Mali's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2020 was 114,643 tonnes or 11.1% which had an estimated value of more than 27 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 394 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 484 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 Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Koulikoro.

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	1650130
2012	1213548
2013	820714
2014	1272989
2015	1030763
2016	1394933
2017	1451662
2018	1473729
2019	1030763
2020	1030763

Produced	1,030,763 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	11.1% / 114,643 tonnes / > 27 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
88.8778 Production quantity: 1,030,763 tonnes	11.1 Estimated PHL: 114,643 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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	88.41432 Remaining: 88.41432% Est. PHL: 1.26901%	1.26901 Remaining: 88.41432% Est. PHL: 1.26901%
Transport to market	88.41432 Remaining: 88.41432% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 88.41432% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	88.41432 Remaining: 88.41432% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 88.41432% Est. PHL: 0%

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

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

484,068

people, 2.5%

Children 1-3

1,095,817

children, 52.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

396,650

women, 223.3%

Men 31-50

351,146

men, 21.6%

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