Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2013 was 279,007 tonnes or 17.6%.
As for nutrition 973 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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, Household-level storage, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Hauts-Bassins.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 1,585,420 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 17.6% / 279,007 tonnes |
See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›
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.
See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›
Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.
1,178,751
people, 6.0%
2,705,648
children, 134.9%
979,357
women, 518.1%
867,003
men, 49.0%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›