In 2021, Ethiopia's annual estimated postharvest losses were 1,109,201 tonnes for maize, 614,474 tonnes for wheat, 475,401 tonnes for teff, 456,992 tonnes for sorghum. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.6% for maize and 2.2% for oats. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for teff: over 458 million USD.
Within the value chain the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying for maize, at household-level storage for wheat, at harvesting/field drying for teff, at harvesting/field drying for sorghum. Within Ethiopia, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Oromia, for wheat in Oromia, for teff in Oromia, for sorghum in Oromia. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 4,725,099 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Wheat | Teff | Sorghum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 6,317,174 tonnes | 4,343,027 tonnes | 3,778,089 tonnes | 3,652,267 tonnes |
| Loss % | 17.6% | 14.1% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Losses in tonnes | 1,109,201 tonnes | 614,474 tonnes | 475,401 tonnes | 456,992 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 439 million USD | > 398 million USD | > 458 million USD | > 203 million USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 4,725,099 people | – | – | 1,823,059 people |
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