Madagascar, All cereals, 2018

In 2018, Madagascar's annual estimated postharvest losses were 462,353 tonnes for rice, 38,044 tonnes for maize. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.7% for maize and 11.5% for rice. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for rice: over 260 million USD, which corresponds to 7.9% 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 Madagascar, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for rice in Alaotra-Mangoro, for maize in Itasy.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Madagascar in 2018

Top 2 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Rice Maize
Production quantity in tonnes 4,030,000 tonnes 214,999 tonnes
Loss % 11.5% 17.7%
Losses in tonnes 462,353 tonnes 38,044 tonnes
Financial value > 260 million USD –
% of national agricultural GDP 7.9% –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop – –

See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | losses in USD › | financial impact ›

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
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Maize 85.87 Crop left: 85.87% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.01 Crop left: 88.01% 0.7 Estimated PHL: 0.7%
Maize 80.98 Crop left: 80.98% 4.9 Estimated PHL: 4.9%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.01 Crop left: 88.01% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 80.98 Crop left: 80.98% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Rice 88.01 Crop left: 88.01% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 80.98 Crop left: 80.98% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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