In 2021, Democratic Republic of the Congo's annual estimated postharvest losses were 274,143 tonnes for maize, 91,466 tonnes for rice, 5,031 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.2% for maize and 11.2% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 99 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Democratic Republic of the Congo, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Katanga, for rice in Orientale, for millet in Bandundu. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,212,570 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Rice | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,592,911 tonnes | 659,918 tonnes | 45,098 tonnes |
| Loss % | 17.2% | 13.9% | 11.2% |
| Losses in tonnes | 274,143 tonnes | 91,466 tonnes | 5,031 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 99 million USD | > 97 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,212,570 people | 400,097 people | 20,163 people |
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