Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for wheat in 2020 was 53,554 tonnes or 13.2%.
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 Rift Valley.
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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
220521
2012
444373
2013
387788
2014
387788
2015
387788
2016
387788
2017
387788
2018
387788
2019
639438
2020
404695
Produced
404,695 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
13.2%
/ 53,554 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
86.7668Production quantity: 404,695 tonnes
13.2Estimated PHL: 53,554 tonnes
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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
100Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying
95.56667Remaining: 95.56667% Est. PHL: 4.43333%
4.43333Remaining: 95.56667% Est. PHL: 4.43333%
Threshing and Shelling
92.06667Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
92.06667Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 92.06667% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field
89.56667Remaining: 89.56667% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 89.56667% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
89.50259Remaining: 89.50259% Est. PHL: 0.06408%
0.06408Remaining: 89.50259% Est. PHL: 0.06408%
Transport to market
88.50259Remaining: 88.50259% Est. PHL: 1%
1Remaining: 88.50259% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage
85.85259Remaining: 85.85259% Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65Remaining: 85.85259% Est. PHL: 2.65%
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