Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2019 was 291,985 tonnes or 17.1%.
As for nutrition 1,019 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Household-level storage, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Hauts-Bassins.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 1,710,896 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 17.1% / 291,985 tonnes |
See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›
Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.
See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›
Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.
1,233,580
people, 6.2%
2,831,500
children, 141.2%
1,024,912
women, 542.2%
907,332
men, 51.3%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›