Eritrea's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2004 was 803 tonnes or 17.2%.
As for nutrition 2 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 3 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 Gash-Barka.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 4,672 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 17.2% / 803 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.
3,439
people, 0.1%
8,080
children, 1.8%
2,925
women, 5.6%
2,589
men, 0.5%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›