Burkina Faso, Fonio, 2018

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for fonio in 2018 was 1,619 tonnes or 14.4%.

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 Boucle du Mouhoun.

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	14499
2012	20661
2013	19888
2014	8563
2015	13091
2016	10936
2017	10069
2018	11270
2019	10238
2020	10581

Produced	11,270 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	14.4% / 1,619 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
85.6304 Production quantity: 11,270 tonnes	14.4 Estimated PHL: 1,619 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	96.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling	93 Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing	90.5 Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field	88 Remaining: 88% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 88% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	87.99585 Remaining: 87.99585% Est. PHL: 0.00415%	0.00415 Remaining: 87.99585% Est. PHL: 0.00415%
Transport to market	86.99585 Remaining: 86.99585% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 86.99585% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	84.34585 Remaining: 84.34585% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 84.34585% Est. PHL: 2.65%

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