In 2020, Togo's annual estimated postharvest losses were 159,262 tonnes for maize, 34,624 tonnes for sorghum, 19,047 tonnes for rice, 3,038 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 18.0% for maize and 11.2% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 49 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Togo, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Plateaux, for sorghum in Savanes, for rice in Savanes, for millet in Savanes. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 658,881 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Sorghum | Rice | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 885,031 tonnes | 279,106 tonnes | 159,852 tonnes | 27,237 tonnes |
| Loss % | 18.0% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.2% |
| Losses in tonnes | 159,262 tonnes | 34,624 tonnes | 19,047 tonnes | 3,038 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 49 million USD | > 16 million USD | > 14 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 658,881 people | 141,191 people | 78,801 people | 13,111 people |
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