Eritrea, Sorghum, 2004

Eritrea's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2004 was 6,984 tonnes or 12.2%.

As for nutrition 23 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 28 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 Gash-Barka.

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 166245
2012 166245
2013 166245
2014 166245
2015 166245
2016 166245
2017 166245
2018 166245
2019 166245
2020 166245
Produced 57,217 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.2% / 6,984 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.7937 Production quantity: 57,217 tonnes 12.2 Estimated PHL: 6,984 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 87.21 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 2.47333% 		2.47333 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 2.47333%
Transport to market 87.21 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 87.21 Remaining: 87.21%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.21%
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

28,002

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

65,787

children, 14.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

23,813

women, 45.5%

Men 31-50

21,081

men, 4.1%

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