In 2021, Somalia's annual estimated postharvest losses were 7,236 tonnes for sorghum, 7,715 tonnes for maize, 289 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 15.7% for maize and 10.9% for rice.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Somalia, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for sorghum in Bay, for maize in Shabeellaha Hoose, for rice in Shabeellaha Dhexe. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 34,227 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Sorghum | Maize | Rice | |
---|---|---|---|
Production quantity in tonnes | 61,193 tonnes | 49,074 tonnes | 2,640 tonnes |
Loss % | 11.8% | 15.7% | 10.9% |
Losses in tonnes | 7,236 tonnes | 7,715 tonnes | 289 tonnes |
Financial value | – | – | – |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 30,062 people | 34,227 people | 1,267 people |
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