In 2020, Madagascar's annual estimated postharvest losses were 484,027 tonnes for rice, 39,812 tonnes for maize. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.7% for maize and 11.4% for rice.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Madagascar, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Alaotra-Mangoro, for maize in Vakinankaratra.
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Top 2 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Rice | Maize | |
|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 4,232,042 tonnes | 224,884 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.4% | 17.7% |
| Losses in tonnes | 484,027 tonnes | 39,812 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 ›