In 2021, South Sudan's annual estimated postharvest losses were 44,867 tonnes for maize. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 36 million USD.
Within the value chain, for maize the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within South Sudan, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Bahr Al Ghazal. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 193,010 people.
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| Maize | |
|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 272,380 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.5% |
| Losses in tonnes | 44,867 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 36 million USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 193,010 people |
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