Burkina Faso, All cereals, 2020

In 2020, Burkina Faso's annual estimated postharvest losses were 328,027 tonnes for maize, 222,061 tonnes for sorghum, 100,715 tonnes for millet, 62,931 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.1% for maize and 10.5% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 54 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 1,385,851 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 2020

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Maize Sorghum Millet Rice
Production quantity in tonnes 1,920,102 tonnes 1,839,574 tonnes 957,255 tonnes 451,420 tonnes
Loss % 17.1% 12.1% 10.5% 13.9%
Losses in tonnes 328,027 tonnes 222,061 tonnes 100,715 tonnes 62,931 tonnes
Financial value – > 54 million USD > 34 million USD > 40 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP – – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 1,385,851 people 924,721 people 443,787 people 265,873 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
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
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
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
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
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
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
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 92.87 Crop left: 92.87% 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
Maize 85.90 Crop left: 85.90% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Millet 90.37 Crop left: 90.37% 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
Maize 81.73 Crop left: 81.73% 4.2 Estimated PHL: 4.2%
Sorghum 88.15 Crop left: 88.15% 1.5 Estimated PHL: 1.5%
Millet 89.74 Crop left: 89.74% 0.6 Estimated PHL: 0.6%
Rice 88.53 Crop left: 88.53% 0.2 Estimated PHL: 0.2%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.08 Crop left: 80.08% 1.7 Estimated PHL: 1.7%
Sorghum 87.15 Crop left: 87.15% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Millet 88.74 Crop left: 88.74% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Rice 87.53 Crop left: 87.53% 1.0 Estimated PHL: 1.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 77.43 Crop left: 77.43% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Sorghum 84.50 Crop left: 84.50% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Millet 86.09 Crop left: 86.09% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Rice 84.88 Crop left: 84.88% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%

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