In 2020, Angola's annual estimated postharvest losses were 499,921 tonnes for maize, 3,909 tonnes for millet, 4,134 tonnes for sorghum, 1,234 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.8% for maize and 8.9% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for rice: over 2 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Angola, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Huambo, for millet in Huíla, for sorghum in Huíla, for rice in Bié. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 2,126,995 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Millet | Sorghum | Rice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 2,972,178 tonnes | 43,981 tonnes | 34,991 tonnes | 10,567 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.8% | 8.9% | 11.8% | 11.7% |
| Losses in tonnes | 499,921 tonnes | 3,909 tonnes | 4,134 tonnes | 1,234 tonnes |
| Financial value | – | – | – | > 2 million USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 2,126,995 people | – | 18,501 people | 5,250 people |
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