Mozambique, Sorghum, 2008

Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2008 was 35,398 tonnes or 12.6%.

As for nutrition 129 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 156 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 Nampula.

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	279955
2012	141011
2013	279955
2014	156912
2015	82543
2016	279955
2017	279955
2018	279955
2019	279955
2020	279955

Produced	279,955 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	12.6% / 35,398 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
87.3557 Production quantity: 279,955 tonnes	12.6 Estimated PHL: 35,398 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	95.46125 Remaining: 95.46125% Est. PHL: 4.53875%	4.53875 Remaining: 95.46125% Est. PHL: 4.53875%
Threshing and Shelling	91.86125 Remaining: 91.86125% Est. PHL: 3.6%	3.6 Remaining: 91.86125% Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing	91.86125 Remaining: 91.86125% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.86125% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	89.69458 Remaining: 89.69458% Est. PHL: 2.16667%	2.16667 Remaining: 89.69458% Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage	86.68113 Remaining: 86.68113% Est. PHL: 3.01345%	3.01345 Remaining: 86.68113% Est. PHL: 3.01345%
Transport to market	85.68113 Remaining: 85.68113% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 85.68113% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	84.38113 Remaining: 84.38113% Est. PHL: 1.3%	1.3 Remaining: 84.38113% Est. PHL: 1.3%

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

156,508

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

359,010

children, 11.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

129,950

women, 61.3%

Men 31-50

115,042

men, 4.5%

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