Eswatini's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for maize ranged from 5,438 tonnes in 2015 to 19,163 tonnes in 2013. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 16.1% and 16.3%.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest maize loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Eswatini, on average the highest quantity of maize production occurs in Shiselweni. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated maize lost postharvest ranged from 21,973 people in 2015 to 77,432 people in 2013.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 73,553 tonnes | 73,553 tonnes | 73,553 tonnes | 73,553 tonnes | 73,553 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 11,872 tonnes | 11,872 tonnes | 11,872 tonnes | 11,872 tonnes | 11,872 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| Financial value | – | – | – | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 47,973 people | 47,973 people | 47,973 people | 47,973 people | 47,973 people |
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