Sierra Leone's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2014 was 4,899 tonnes or 23.5%.
As for nutrition 17 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 20 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, Further drying, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Southern.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 20,812 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 23.5% / 4,899 tonnes |
See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›
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.
See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›
Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the maize that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.
20,305
people, 0.3%
47,510
children, 6.8%
17,197
women, 33.9%
15,224
men, 2.0%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›