In 2021, Tanzania's annual estimated postharvest losses were 789,762 tonnes for maize, 121,530 tonnes for rice, 108,077 tonnes for sorghum, 31,897 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.9% for maize and 0.0% for barley. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 197 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Tanzania, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Mbeya, for rice in Morogoro, for sorghum in Dodoma, for millet in Dodoma. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 3,463,888 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Rice | Sorghum | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 4,410,246 tonnes | 1,037,567 tonnes | 872,842 tonnes | 296,376 tonnes |
| Loss % | 17.9% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 10.8% |
| Losses in tonnes | 789,762 tonnes | 121,530 tonnes | 108,077 tonnes | 31,897 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 197 million USD | > 90 million USD | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 3,463,888 people | 527,138 people | 443,908 people | 126,761 people |
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