Liberia's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 19,892 tonnes in 2015 to 38,120 tonnes in 2016. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 11.3% and 11.4%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2012 with a value of over 26 million USD, equivalent to 2.5% 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 Liberia, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Nimba. 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 82,341 people in 2015 to 157,791 people in 2016.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 277,365 tonnes | 277,365 tonnes | 277,365 tonnes | 277,365 tonnes | 277,365 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 31,488 tonnes | 31,488 tonnes | 31,488 tonnes | 31,488 tonnes | 31,488 tonnes |
| Loss % | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| Financial value | > 18 million USD | > 17 million USD | > 18 million USD | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 1.5% | 1.5% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 130,341 people | 130,341 people | 130,341 people | 130,341 people | 130,341 people |
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