Burundi, All cereals, 2018

In 2018, Burundi's annual estimated postharvest losses were 52,275 tonnes for maize, 9,893 tonnes for rice, 4,731 tonnes for sorghum, 1,738 tonnes for wheat. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 18.0% for maize and 11.2% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 22 million USD, which corresponds to 2.6% of national agricultural GDP.

Within the value chain the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying for maize, at harvesting/field drying for rice, at harvesting/field drying for sorghum, at household-level storage for wheat. Within Burundi, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Bururi, for rice in Bujumbura Rural, for sorghum in Kirundo, for wheat in Bururi. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 230,917 people.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Burundi in 2018

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Maize Rice Sorghum Wheat
Production quantity in tonnes 290,494 tonnes 83,021 tonnes 38,140 tonnes 12,018 tonnes
Loss % 18.0% 11.9% 12.4% 14.5%
Losses in tonnes 52,275 tonnes 9,893 tonnes 4,731 tonnes 1,738 tonnes
Financial value > 22 million USD – – –
% of national agricultural GDP 2.6% – – –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 230,917 people 43,216 people 19,573 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%
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Wheat 95.57 Crop left: 95.57% 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%
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Wheat 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%
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Wheat 92.07 Crop left: 92.07% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Wheat 92.07 Crop left: 92.07% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
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%
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Wheat 89.57 Crop left: 89.57% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.64 Crop left: 80.64% 5.3 Estimated PHL: 5.3%
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 1.2 Estimated PHL: 1.2%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Wheat 84.70 Crop left: 84.70% 4.9 Estimated PHL: 4.9%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.64 Crop left: 80.64% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Wheat 84.70 Crop left: 84.70% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.64 Crop left: 80.64% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Wheat 84.70 Crop left: 84.70% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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