In 2020, Benin's annual estimated postharvest losses were 270,022 tonnes for maize, 55,897 tonnes for rice, 15,433 tonnes for sorghum, 3,045 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.8% for maize and 10.4% for sorghum. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 104 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Benin, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Alibori, for rice in Alibori, for sorghum in Alibori, for millet in Alibori. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,127,217 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Rice | Sorghum | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,611,615 tonnes | 411,577 tonnes | 148,236 tonnes | 27,294 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.8% | 13.6% | 10.4% | 11.2% |
| Losses in tonnes | 270,022 tonnes | 55,897 tonnes | 15,433 tonnes | 3,045 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 104 million USD | > 48 million USD | > 10 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,127,217 people | 233,343 people | 63,501 people | 13,257 people |
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