In 2021, Congo's annual estimated postharvest losses were 113 tonnes for maize, 8 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 18.0% for maize and 11.9% for rice.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Congo, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Kouilou, for rice in Niari.
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Top 2 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Maize | Rice | |
---|---|---|
Production quantity in tonnes | 626 tonnes | 70 tonnes |
Loss % | 18.0% | 11.9% |
Losses in tonnes | 113 tonnes | 8 tonnes |
Financial value | – | – |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | – | – |
See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes ›
See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›