Burkina Faso, All cereals, 2018

In 2018, Burkina Faso's annual estimated postharvest losses were 234,371 tonnes for sorghum, 289,931 tonnes for maize, 123,877 tonnes for millet, 48,746 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.1% for maize and 10.4% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 78 million USD, which corresponds to 2.1% of national agricultural GDP.

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 sorghum in Boucle du Mouhoun, for maize in Hauts-Bassins, for millet in Boucle du Mouhoun, for rice in Centre-Est. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,224,901 people.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Burkina Faso in 2018

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Sorghum Maize Millet Rice
Production quantity in tonnes 1,929,834 tonnes 1,700,127 tonnes 1,189,080 tonnes 350,391 tonnes
Loss % 12.1% 17.1% 10.4% 13.9%
Losses in tonnes 234,371 tonnes 289,931 tonnes 123,877 tonnes 48,746 tonnes
Financial value > 78 million USD – > 48 million USD > 30 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP 2.1% – 1.3% 0.8%
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 975,987 people 1,224,901 people 545,852 people 205,943 people

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Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 92.94 Crop left: 92.94% 1.6 Estimated PHL: 1.6%
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Maize 85.90 Crop left: 85.90% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Millet 90.44 Crop left: 90.44% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 88.09 Crop left: 88.09% 1.6 Estimated PHL: 1.6%
Maize 81.79 Crop left: 81.79% 4.1 Estimated PHL: 4.1%
Millet 89.85 Crop left: 89.85% 0.6 Estimated PHL: 0.6%
Rice 88.44 Crop left: 88.44% 0.3 Estimated PHL: 0.3%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 87.09 Crop left: 87.09% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Maize 80.14 Crop left: 80.14% 1.7 Estimated PHL: 1.7%
Millet 88.85 Crop left: 88.85% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Rice 87.44 Crop left: 87.44% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 84.44 Crop left: 84.44% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Maize 77.49 Crop left: 77.49% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Millet 86.20 Crop left: 86.20% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Rice 84.79 Crop left: 84.79% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%

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