Togo, Sorghum, 2022

Togo's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2022 was 34,835 tonnes or 12.4%.

As for nutrition 119 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 142 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 Savanes.

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 243267
2012 286966
2013 285316
2014 292568
2015 257885
2016 272776
2017 276167
2018 277240
2019 282581
2020 279106
Produced 280,809 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.4% / 34,835 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.5946 Production quantity: 280,809 tonnes 12.4 Estimated PHL: 34,835 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 95.45 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 86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 2.69444% 		2.69444 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 2.69444%
Transport to market 86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 86.98889 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 86.98889%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

142,053

people, 1.8%

Children 1-3

332,973

children, 46.1%

Pregnant women 19-30

120,526

women, 165.0%

Men 31-50

106,699

men, 12.8%

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