Eritrea, Maize, 2006

Eritrea's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2006 was 4,700 tonnes or 17.2%.

As for nutrition 17 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 20 thousand 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 Debub (Southern).

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 13951
2012 13951
2013 13951
2014 13951
2015 13951
2016 13951
2017 13951
2018 13951
2019 13951
2020 13951
Produced 27,333 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 17.2% / 4,700 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.806 Production quantity: 27,333 tonnes 17.2 Estimated PHL: 4,700 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

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.

  • Estimated % of crop left
  • Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%) Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 93.58 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42% 		6.42 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42%
Further drying 89.58 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 88.26 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 85.84333 Remaining: 85.84333%
Est. PHL: 2.41667% 		2.41667 Remaining: 85.84333%
Est. PHL: 2.41667%
Household-level storage 81.56333 Remaining: 81.56333%
Est. PHL: 4.28% 		4.28 Remaining: 81.56333%
Est. PHL: 4.28%
Transport to market 81.56333 Remaining: 81.56333%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 81.56333%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 81.56333 Remaining: 81.56333%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 81.56333%
Est. PHL: 0%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Nutrition

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.

Total number

20,121

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

47,272

children, 10.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

17,111

women, 32.7%

Men 31-50

15,148

men, 2.9%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›