Mali, All cereals, 2018

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.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Mali in 2018

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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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
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Millet 94.17 Crop left: 94.17% 0.3 Estimated PHL: 0.3%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 85.88 Crop left: 85.88% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Millet 91.67 Crop left: 91.67% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 83.41 Crop left: 83.41% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Rice 88.61 Crop left: 88.61% 0.1 Estimated PHL: 0.1%
Millet 91.37 Crop left: 91.37% 0.3 Estimated PHL: 0.3%
Sorghum 88.42 Crop left: 88.42% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 83.41 Crop left: 83.41% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 88.61 Crop left: 88.61% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 91.37 Crop left: 91.37% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 88.42 Crop left: 88.42% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 83.41 Crop left: 83.41% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 88.61 Crop left: 88.61% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 91.37 Crop left: 91.37% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 88.42 Crop left: 88.42% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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