Madagascar, All cereals, 2020

In 2020, Madagascar's annual estimated postharvest losses were 484,027 tonnes for rice, 39,812 tonnes for maize. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 17.7% for maize and 11.4% for rice.

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 Vakinankaratra.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Madagascar in 2020

Top 2 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Rice Maize
Production quantity in tonnes 4,232,042 tonnes 224,884 tonnes
Loss % 11.4% 17.7%
Losses in tonnes 484,027 tonnes 39,812 tonnes
Financial value – –
% of national agricultural GDP – –
# 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 ›

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 88.05 Crop left: 88.05% 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 88.05 Crop left: 88.05% 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 88.05 Crop left: 88.05% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Maize 80.98 Crop left: 80.98% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›