In 2018, Somalia's annual estimated postharvest losses were 15,924 tonnes for sorghum, 16,828 tonnes for maize, 350 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 15.8% for maize and 10.9% for rice. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 4 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Somalia, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for sorghum in Bay, for maize in Shabeellaha Hoose, for rice in Shabeellaha Dhexe. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 74,659 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Sorghum | Maize | Rice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 135,896 tonnes | 106,707 tonnes | 3,200 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.7% | 15.8% | 10.9% |
| Losses in tonnes | 15,924 tonnes | 16,828 tonnes | 350 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 4 million USD | > 4 million USD | > 153 thousand USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 66,159 people | 74,659 people | 1,535 people |
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