In 2020, Burkina Faso's annual estimated postharvest losses were 328,027 tonnes for maize, 222,061 tonnes for sorghum, 100,715 tonnes for millet, 62,931 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.1% for maize and 10.5% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 54 million USD.
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 maize in Hauts-Bassins, for sorghum in Boucle du Mouhoun, for millet in Boucle du Mouhoun, for rice in Hauts-Bassins. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,385,851 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Sorghum | Millet | Rice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,920,102 tonnes | 1,839,574 tonnes | 957,255 tonnes | 451,420 tonnes |
| Loss % | 17.1% | 12.1% | 10.5% | 13.9% |
| Losses in tonnes | 328,027 tonnes | 222,061 tonnes | 100,715 tonnes | 62,931 tonnes |
| Financial value | – | > 54 million USD | > 34 million USD | > 40 million USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,385,851 people | 924,721 people | 443,787 people | 265,873 people |
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