Malawi, Rice, 2006

Malawi's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2006 was 12,601 tonnes or 12.7%.

As for nutrition 43 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 52 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Southern Region.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 117733
2012 110405
2013 122261
2014 132002
2015 111437
2016 83757
2017 121079
2018 112313
2019 132728
2020 142592
Produced 99,187 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.7% / 12,601 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.2956 Production quantity: 99,187 tonnes 12.7 Estimated PHL: 12,601 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

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 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333% 		4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.45953 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714% 		3.13714 Remaining: 92.45953%
Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing 89.95953 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.95953%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.70953 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25% 		1.25 Remaining: 88.70953%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 88.18025 Remaining: 88.18025%
Est. PHL: 0.52928% 		0.52928 Remaining: 88.18025%
Est. PHL: 0.52928%
Transport to market 87.18025 Remaining: 87.18025%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.18025%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.53025 Remaining: 84.53025%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.53025%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

52,533

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

121,498

children, 6.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

43,978

women, 47.3%

Men 31-50

38,933

men, 2.3%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›