Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for sorghum ranged from 560,212 tonnes in 2005 to 878,878 tonnes in 2010. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 12.3% and 12.3%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2021 with a value of over 507 million USD.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest sorghum loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Nigeria, on average the highest quantity of sorghum production occurs in Kano. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated sorghum lost postharvest ranged from 2,318,350 people in 2005 to 3,637,100 people in 2010.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 5,620,373 tonnes | 6,668,240 tonnes | 6,590,600 tonnes | 6,725,500 tonnes | 5,620,373 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 692,129 tonnes | 821,828 tonnes | 812,218 tonnes | 828,876 tonnes | 692,129 tonnes |
| Loss % | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| Financial value | > 334 million USD | > 312 million USD | > 400 million USD | > 507 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 0.4% | 0.3% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 2,864,270 people | 3,401,011 people | 3,361,239 people | 3,430,177 people | 2,864,270 people |
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