In 2021, Cameroon's annual estimated postharvest losses were 261,034 tonnes for maize, 87,813 tonnes for millet, 23,441 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.7% for maize and 9.2% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 176 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Cameroon, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in West, for millet in Far North, for rice in Far North. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,087,751 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Maize | Millet | Rice | |
---|---|---|---|
Production quantity in tonnes | 1,472,230 tonnes | 950,389 tonnes | 209,196 tonnes |
Loss % | 17.7% | 9.2% | 11.2% |
Losses in tonnes | 261,034 tonnes | 87,813 tonnes | 23,441 tonnes |
Financial value | > 176 million USD | – | > 26 million USD |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,087,751 people | 381,650 people | 97,680 people |
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