Tanzania, Sorghum, 2009

Tanzania's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2009 was 115,201 tonnes or 12.4%.

As for nutrition 390 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 473 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 Dodoma.

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 1015767
2012 947042
2013 872842
2014 872842
2015 872842
2016 872842
2017 872842
2018 872842
2019 872842
2020 872842
Produced 930,930 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.4% / 115,201 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.6252 Production quantity: 930,930 tonnes 12.4 Estimated PHL: 115,201 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 87.02282 Remaining: 87.02282%
Est. PHL: 2.66051% 		2.66051 Remaining: 87.02282%
Est. PHL: 2.66051%
Transport to market 87.02282 Remaining: 87.02282%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.02282%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 87.02282 Remaining: 87.02282%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 87.02282%
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

473,167

people, 0.8%

Children 1-3

1,085,141

children, 18.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

392,786

women, 89.6%

Men 31-50

347,725

men, 6.6%

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