Uganda, Sorghum, 2013

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2013 was 37,854 tonnes or 12.7%.

As for nutrition 128 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 157 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 298,377 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.7% / 37,854 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.3132 Production quantity: 298,377 tonnes 12.7 Estimated PHL: 37,854 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 88.3327 Remaining: 88.3327%
Est. PHL: 1.35063%
1.35063 Remaining: 88.3327%
Est. PHL: 1.35063%
Transport to market 87.3327 Remaining: 87.3327%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 87.3327%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.6827 Remaining: 84.6827%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 84.6827%
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

157,584

people, 0.4%


Children 1-3

356,571

children, 7.4%


Pregnant women 19-30

129,067

women, 34.2%


Men 31-50

114,260

men, 3.1%

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