In 2021, Angola's annual estimated postharvest losses were 199,940 tonnes for maize, 7,219 tonnes for millet, 5,298 tonnes for sorghum, 2,132 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.8% for maize and 9.5% for millet.
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 850,677 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Maize | Millet | Sorghum | Rice | |
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Production quantity in tonnes | 1,192,240 tonnes | 75,642 tonnes | 41,056 tonnes | 18,053 tonnes |
Loss % | 16.8% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 11.8% |
Losses in tonnes | 199,940 tonnes | 7,219 tonnes | 5,298 tonnes | 2,132 tonnes |
Financial value | – | – | – | – |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 850,677 people | – | 23,712 people | 9,070 people |
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