Rwanda's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 3,433 tonnes in 2017 to 17,851 tonnes in 2022. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 13.1% and 16.7%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2012 with a value of over 16 million USD, equivalent to 0.9% of national agricultural GDP.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest rice loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Rwanda, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Eastern. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated rice lost postharvest ranged from 14,466 people in 2017 to 75,218 people in 2022.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 113,879 tonnes | 131,578 tonnes | 116,503 tonnes | 131,758 tonnes | 135,075 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 15,064 tonnes | 17,452 tonnes | 15,423 tonnes | 17,436 tonnes | 17,851 tonnes |
| Loss % | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Financial value | > 14 million USD | > 15 million USD | > 13 million USD | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 0.6% | 0.7% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 63,474 people | 73,535 people | 64,987 people | 73,469 people | 75,218 people |
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