Mali, All cereals, 2022

In 2022, Mali's annual estimated postharvest losses were 194,354 tonnes for rice, 207,519 tonnes for maize, 111,344 tonnes for millet, 114,643 tonnes for sorghum. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 15.6% for maize and 8.4% for millet.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Mali, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Ségou, for maize in Sikasso, for millet in Ségou, for sorghum in Sikasso. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 888,959 people.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Mali in 2022

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Rice Maize Millet Sorghum
Production quantity in tonnes 1,776,241 tonnes 1,331,654 tonnes 1,327,070 tonnes 1,030,763 tonnes
Loss % 10.9% 15.6% 8.4% 11.1%
Losses in tonnes 194,354 tonnes 207,519 tonnes 111,344 tonnes 114,643 tonnes
Financial value – – – –
% of national agricultural GDP – – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 832,564 people 888,959 people 497,471 people 484,068 people

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | nutritional losses ›

Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 94.16 Crop left: 94.16% 0.3 Estimated PHL: 0.3%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Maize 85.88 Crop left: 85.88% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Millet 91.66 Crop left: 91.66% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.60 Crop left: 88.60% 0.1 Estimated PHL: 0.1%
Maize 83.42 Crop left: 83.42% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Millet 91.35 Crop left: 91.35% 0.3 Estimated PHL: 0.3%
Sorghum 88.41 Crop left: 88.41% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.60 Crop left: 88.60% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 83.42 Crop left: 83.42% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 91.35 Crop left: 91.35% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 88.41 Crop left: 88.41% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.60 Crop left: 88.60% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 83.42 Crop left: 83.42% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 91.35 Crop left: 91.35% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 88.41 Crop left: 88.41% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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