In 2020, Somalia's annual estimated postharvest losses were 11,091 tonnes for sorghum, 11,668 tonnes for maize, 262 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 15.7% for maize and 10.9% for rice. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 3 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 51,764 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Sorghum | Maize | Rice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 93,998 tonnes | 74,257 tonnes | 2,400 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.8% | 15.7% | 10.9% |
| Losses in tonnes | 11,091 tonnes | 11,668 tonnes | 262 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 2 million USD | > 3 million USD | > 102 thousand USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 46,077 people | 51,764 people | 1,151 people |
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