In 2018, Burkina Faso's annual estimated postharvest losses were 234,371 tonnes for sorghum, 289,931 tonnes for maize, 123,877 tonnes for millet, 48,746 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.1% for maize and 10.4% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 78 million USD, which corresponds to 2.1% of national agricultural GDP.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Burkina Faso, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for sorghum in Boucle du Mouhoun, for maize in Hauts-Bassins, for millet in Boucle du Mouhoun, for rice in Centre-Est. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,224,901 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Sorghum | Maize | Millet | Rice | |
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Production quantity in tonnes | 1,929,834 tonnes | 1,700,127 tonnes | 1,189,080 tonnes | 350,391 tonnes |
Loss % | 12.1% | 17.1% | 10.4% | 13.9% |
Losses in tonnes | 234,371 tonnes | 289,931 tonnes | 123,877 tonnes | 48,746 tonnes |
Financial value | > 78 million USD | – | > 48 million USD | > 30 million USD |
% of national agricultural GDP | 2.1% | – | 1.3% | 0.8% |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 975,987 people | 1,224,901 people | 545,852 people | 205,943 people |
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