Cameroon, All cereals, 2018

In 2018, Cameroon's annual estimated postharvest losses were 389,639 tonnes for maize, 115,235 tonnes for millet, 53,568 tonnes for rice. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.7% for maize and 9.3% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 253 million USD, which corresponds to 4.5% of national agricultural GDP.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Cameroon, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in North, for millet in Far North, for rice in Far North. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 1,623,660 people.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Cameroon in 2018

Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Maize Millet Rice
Production quantity in tonnes 2,199,127 tonnes 1,236,803 tonnes 477,329 tonnes
Loss % 17.7% 9.3% 11.2%
Losses in tonnes 389,639 tonnes 115,235 tonnes 53,568 tonnes
Financial value > 253 million USD – > 39 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP 4.5% – 0.7%
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 1,623,660 people 500,833 people 223,224 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%
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%
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%
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
Millet 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 0.9 Estimated PHL: 0.9%
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 85.88 Crop left: 85.88% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Millet 91.08 Crop left: 91.08% 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 80.96 Crop left: 80.96% 4.9 Estimated PHL: 4.9%
Millet 90.34 Crop left: 90.34% 0.7 Estimated PHL: 0.7%
Rice 88.29 Crop left: 88.29% 0.4 Estimated PHL: 0.4%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.96 Crop left: 80.96% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 90.34 Crop left: 90.34% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 88.29 Crop left: 88.29% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.96 Crop left: 80.96% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 90.34 Crop left: 90.34% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 88.29 Crop left: 88.29% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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