Uganda, Sorghum, 2010

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2010 was 55,230 tonnes or 14.1%.

As for nutrition 187 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 229 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 Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Northern.

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	436214
2012	335339
2013	298377
2014	298103
2015	410309
2016	397066
2017	365620
2018	268494
2019	97309
2020	304875

Produced	391,221 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	14.1% / 55,230 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
85.8827 Production quantity: 391,221 tonnes	14.1 Estimated PHL: 55,230 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	93.93273 Remaining: 93.93273% Est. PHL: 6.06727%	6.06727 Remaining: 93.93273% Est. PHL: 6.06727%
Threshing and Shelling	90.33273 Remaining: 90.33273% Est. PHL: 3.6%	3.6 Remaining: 90.33273% Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing	90.33273 Remaining: 90.33273% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.33273% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	88.16606 Remaining: 88.16606% Est. PHL: 2.16667%	2.16667 Remaining: 88.16606% Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage	86.81609 Remaining: 86.81609% Est. PHL: 1.34997%	1.34997 Remaining: 86.81609% Est. PHL: 1.34997%
Transport to market	85.81609 Remaining: 85.81609% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 85.81609% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	83.16609 Remaining: 83.16609% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 83.16609% Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

229,916

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

520,240

children, 10.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

188,310

women, 49.9%

Men 31-50

166,707

men, 4.5%

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