Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for wheat in 2017 was 648,671 tonnes or 14.2% which had an estimated value of more than 259 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.9% of national agricultural GDP.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Household-level storage, Harvesting/field drying, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Oromia.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 4,574,004 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 14.2% / 648,671 tonnes / > 259 million USD |
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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.
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