Ghana's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 21,951 tonnes in 2007 to 91,340 tonnes in 2018. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 11.8% and 11.9%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2013 with a value of over 91 million USD, equivalent to 0.7% of national agricultural GDP.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest rice loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Ghana, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Northern. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated rice lost postharvest ranged from 89,677 people in 2007 to 373,154 people in 2018.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 769,401 tonnes | 428,075 tonnes | 428,075 tonnes | 428,075 tonnes | 428,075 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 91,340 tonnes | 50,826 tonnes | 50,826 tonnes | 50,826 tonnes | 50,826 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Financial value | > 87 million USD | > 45 million USD | > 39 million USD | > 35 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 0.7% | 0.4% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 373,154 people | 207,640 people | 207,640 people | 207,640 people | 207,640 people |
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