In 2021, Kenya's annual estimated postharvest losses were 522,480 tonnes for maize, 51,335 tonnes for wheat, 22,370 tonnes for sorghum, 10,971 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.7% for maize and 12.5% for barley. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 161 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Kenya, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Rift Valley, for wheat in Rift Valley, for sorghum in Eastern, for millet in Eastern. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 2,225,610 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Wheat | Sorghum | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 3,134,722 tonnes | 387,788 tonnes | 177,151 tonnes | 86,079 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.7% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| Losses in tonnes | 522,480 tonnes | 51,335 tonnes | 22,370 tonnes | 10,971 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 161 million USD | – | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 2,225,610 people | – | 89,236 people | 42,343 people |
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