Togo's estimated postharvest losses for fonio in 2007 was 503 tonnes or 11.7%.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Kara.
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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
4169
2012
4742
2013
4315
2014
5232
2015
5063
2016
3620
2017
3650
2018
3665
2019
3834
2020
4284
Produced
4,286 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
11.7%
/ 503 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
88.259Production quantity: 4,286 tonnes
11.7Estimated PHL: 503 tonnes
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Value chain
Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.
Estimated % of crop left
Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%)
Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production
100Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying
96.5Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling
93Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
90.5Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
88Remaining: 88% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 88% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
87.7Remaining: 87.7% Est. PHL: 0.3%
0.3Remaining: 87.7% Est. PHL: 0.3%
Transport to market
87.7Remaining: 87.7% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 87.7% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage
87.7Remaining: 87.7% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 87.7% Est. PHL: 0%
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