Mozambique, Rice, 2005

Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2005 was 13,429 tonnes or 11.7% which had an estimated value of more than 5 million US dollar.

As for nutrition 46 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 56 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Zambézia.

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

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 164222
2012 113293
2013 164222
2014 167485
2015 137482
2016 164222
2017 164222
2018 164222
2019 164222
2020 164222
Produced 114,930 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.7% / 13,429 tonnes / > 5 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.3154 Production quantity: 114,930 tonnes 11.7 Estimated PHL: 13,429 tonnes

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

Value chain

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.

  • Estimated % of crop left
  • Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%) Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 95.59667 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
4.40333 Remaining: 95.59667%
Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling 92.48657 Remaining: 92.48657%
Est. PHL: 3.1101%
3.1101 Remaining: 92.48657%
Est. PHL: 3.1101%
Winnowing 89.98657 Remaining: 89.98657%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 89.98657%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88.73657 Remaining: 88.73657%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
1.25 Remaining: 88.73657%
Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage 87.84476 Remaining: 87.84476%
Est. PHL: 0.89181%
0.89181 Remaining: 87.84476%
Est. PHL: 0.89181%
Transport to market 86.84476 Remaining: 86.84476%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 86.84476%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.54476 Remaining: 85.54476%
Est. PHL: 1.3%
1.3 Remaining: 85.54476%
Est. PHL: 1.3%

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

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

56,446

people, 0.2%


Children 1-3

129,481

children, 4.2%


Pregnant women 19-30

46,868

women, 22.1%


Men 31-50

41,491

men, 1.6%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›