In 2021, Togo's annual estimated postharvest losses were 167,178 tonnes for maize, 34,361 tonnes for sorghum, 19,725 tonnes for rice, 3,083 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 76 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 691,629 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Maize | Sorghum | Rice | Millet | |
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Production quantity in tonnes | 929,020 tonnes | 276,986 tonnes | 165,540 tonnes | 27,636 tonnes |
Loss % | 18.0% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.2% |
Losses in tonnes | 167,178 tonnes | 34,361 tonnes | 19,725 tonnes | 3,083 tonnes |
Financial value | > 76 million USD | > 18 million USD | > 16 million USD | – |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 691,629 people | 140,119 people | 81,605 people | 13,303 people |
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