Mozambique, Sorghum, 2012

Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2012 was 17,672 tonnes or 12.5%.

As for nutrition 64 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 78 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 Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Nampula.

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 279955
2012 141011
2013 279955
2014 156912
2015 82543
2016 279955
2017 279955
2018 279955
2019 279955
2020 279955
Produced 141,011 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.5% / 17,672 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.4677 Production quantity: 141,011 tonnes 12.5 Estimated PHL: 17,672 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 95.47233 Remaining: 95.47233%
Est. PHL: 4.52767% 		4.52767 Remaining: 95.47233%
Est. PHL: 4.52767%
Threshing and Shelling 91.87233 Remaining: 91.87233%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.87233%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.87233 Remaining: 91.87233%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.87233%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.70566 Remaining: 89.70566%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.70566%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 86.76472 Remaining: 86.76472%
Est. PHL: 2.94094% 		2.94094 Remaining: 86.76472%
Est. PHL: 2.94094%
Transport to market 85.76472 Remaining: 85.76472%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 85.76472%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.46472 Remaining: 84.46472%
Est. PHL: 1.3% 		1.3 Remaining: 84.46472%
Est. PHL: 1.3%

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

78,134

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

179,229

children, 5.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

64,875

women, 30.6%

Men 31-50

57,433

men, 2.3%

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