In 2021, Burkina Faso's annual estimated postharvest losses were 317,410 tonnes for maize, 199,481 tonnes for sorghum, 75,879 tonnes for millet, 62,866 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.1% for maize and 10.8% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 64 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Burkina Faso, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Hauts-Bassins, for sorghum in Boucle du Mouhoun, for millet in Boucle du Mouhoun, for rice in Hauts-Bassins. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,340,994 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Sorghum | Millet | Rice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,853,510 tonnes | 1,643,721 tonnes | 705,346 tonnes | 451,015 tonnes |
| Loss % | 17.1% | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.9% |
| Losses in tonnes | 317,410 tonnes | 199,481 tonnes | 75,879 tonnes | 62,866 tonnes |
| Financial value | – | > 64 million USD | > 29 million USD | > 41 million USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,340,994 people | 830,695 people | 334,353 people | 265,597 people |
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