Kenya, Sorghum, 2009

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2009 was 20,123 tonnes or 21.2%.

As for nutrition 68 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 80 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 Nyanza.

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 159877
2012 166627
2013 177151
2014 177151
2015 177151
2016 177151
2017 177151
2018 177151
2019 313789
2020 316256
Produced 94,954 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 21.2% / 20,123 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
78.8079 Production quantity: 94,954 tonnes 21.2 Estimated PHL: 20,123 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 85.7043 Remaining: 85.7043%
Est. PHL: 14.2957% 		14.2957 Remaining: 85.7043%
Est. PHL: 14.2957%
Threshing and Shelling 82.1043 Remaining: 82.1043%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 82.1043%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 82.1043 Remaining: 82.1043%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 82.1043%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 79.93763 Remaining: 79.93763%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 79.93763%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 79.78561 Remaining: 79.78561%
Est. PHL: 0.15202% 		0.15202 Remaining: 79.78561%
Est. PHL: 0.15202%
Transport to market 78.78561 Remaining: 78.78561%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 78.78561%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 76.13561 Remaining: 76.13561%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 76.13561%
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

80,271

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

189,547

children, 4.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

68,610

women, 23.3%

Men 31-50

60,739

men, 1.1%

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