Infrastructure
Benchmark Report
September 2025
26pages
Post-Harvest Loss Economics in Sub-Saharan Grain Networks
A quantitative analysis of post-harvest loss across Sub-Saharan grain supply chains, modelling the economic cost by stage, geography, and commodity — and identifying the infrastructure interventions with the highest loss-reduction ROI.
Key Findings
01Total annual post-harvest grain loss in Sub-Saharan Africa: $14.2B at farmgate prices
02Storage losses account for 48% of total post-harvest loss, followed by transport at 29%
03Hermetic storage interventions show the highest ROI at 340% over 3 years
04Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ethiopia represent 61% of addressable loss-reduction investment