Togo, All cereals, 2018

In 2018, Togo's annual estimated postharvest losses were 159,549 tonnes for maize, 34,393 tonnes for sorghum, 17,336 tonnes for rice, 2,523 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 18.0% for maize and 11.2% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 49 million USD, which corresponds to 4.0% of national agricultural GDP.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Togo, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Plateaux, for sorghum in Savanes, for rice in Savanes, for millet in Savanes. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 660,071 people.

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

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Togo in 2018

Top 4 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Maize Sorghum Rice Millet
Production quantity in tonnes 886,630 tonnes 277,240 tonnes 145,489 tonnes 22,619 tonnes
Loss % 18.0% 12.4% 11.9% 11.2%
Losses in tonnes 159,549 tonnes 34,393 tonnes 17,336 tonnes 2,523 tonnes
Financial value > 49 million USD > 16 million USD > 14 million USD –
% of national agricultural GDP 4.0% 1.3% 1.1% –
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 660,071 people 140,247 people 71,721 people 10,888 people

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Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 93.58 Crop left: 93.58% 6.4 Estimated PHL: 6.4%
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Rice 95.60 Crop left: 95.60% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 89.58 Crop left: 89.58% 4.0 Estimated PHL: 4.0%
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Rice 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 88.26 Crop left: 88.26% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Rice 92.46 Crop left: 92.46% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 89.96 Crop left: 89.96% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Millet 92.00 Crop left: 92.00% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 85.90 Crop left: 85.90% 2.4 Estimated PHL: 2.4%
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Rice 88.71 Crop left: 88.71% 1.3 Estimated PHL: 1.3%
Millet 89.50 Crop left: 89.50% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.64 Crop left: 80.64% 5.3 Estimated PHL: 5.3%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 2.7 Estimated PHL: 2.7%
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 1.2 Estimated PHL: 1.2%
Millet 88.33 Crop left: 88.33% 1.2 Estimated PHL: 1.2%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.64 Crop left: 80.64% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 88.33 Crop left: 88.33% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Maize 80.64 Crop left: 80.64% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Sorghum 86.99 Crop left: 86.99% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Rice 87.51 Crop left: 87.51% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 88.33 Crop left: 88.33% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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