Congo, Maize, 2014

Congo's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2014 was 148 tonnes or 18.0%.

As for nutrition 535 million kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 0 thousand 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 Kouilou.

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 626
2012 626
2013 626
2014 822
2015 621
2016 774
2017 196
2018 715
2019 626
2020 626
Produced 822 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 18.0% / 148 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
82.0049 Production quantity: 822 tonnes 18.0 Estimated PHL: 148 tonnes

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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 93.58 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42% 		6.42 Remaining: 93.58%
Est. PHL: 6.42%
Further drying 89.58 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4% 		4 Remaining: 89.58%
Est. PHL: 4%
Threshing and Shelling 88.26 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32% 		1.32 Remaining: 88.26%
Est. PHL: 1.32%
Transport from field 85.90286 Remaining: 85.90286%
Est. PHL: 2.35714% 		2.35714 Remaining: 85.90286%
Est. PHL: 2.35714%
Household-level storage 80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 5.26375% 		5.26375 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 5.26375%
Transport to market 80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 80.63911 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 80.63911%
Est. PHL: 0%

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