Sierra Leone's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 56,637 tonnes in 2003 to 294,029 tonnes in 2012. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 12.6% and 21.1%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2015 with a value of over 223 million USD, equivalent to 9.0% 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 Sierra Leone, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Northern. 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 234,739 people in 2003 to 1,218,634 people in 2012.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 819,089 tonnes | 819,089 tonnes | 819,089 tonnes | 819,089 tonnes | 819,089 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 103,118 tonnes | 103,118 tonnes | 103,118 tonnes | 103,118 tonnes | 103,118 tonnes |
| Loss % | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| Financial value | > 76 million USD | > 82 million USD | > 106 million USD | > 112 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 3.2% | 3.7% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 427,384 people | 427,384 people | 427,384 people | 427,384 people | 427,384 people |
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