In 2018, Mali's annual estimated postharvest losses were 568,345 tonnes for maize, 348,930 tonnes for rice, 154,154 tonnes for millet, 163,806 tonnes for sorghum. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 15.6% for maize and 8.4% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for rice: over 235 million USD, which corresponds to 3.7% 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 Mali, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Sikasso, for rice in Ségou, for millet in Ségou, for sorghum in Kayes. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 2,434,648 people.
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Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Rice | Millet | Sorghum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 3,644,282 tonnes | 3,191,025 tonnes | 1,841,038 tonnes | 1,473,729 tonnes |
| Loss % | 15.6% | 10.9% | 8.4% | 11.1% |
| Losses in tonnes | 568,345 tonnes | 348,930 tonnes | 154,154 tonnes | 163,806 tonnes |
| Financial value | – | > 235 million USD | > 56 million USD | > 58 million USD |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | 3.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 2,434,648 people | 1,494,731 people | 688,738 people | 691,653 people |
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