Uganda's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for rice ranged from 22,266 tonnes in 2019 to 71,459 tonnes in 2012. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 13.3% and 18.9%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2012 with a value of over 85 million USD, equivalent to 1.2% 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 Uganda, on average the highest quantity of rice production occurs in Western. 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 97,886 people in 2019 to 314,149 people in 2012.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 199,268 tonnes | 166,597 tonnes | 326,344 tonnes | 326,344 tonnes | 326,344 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 26,660 tonnes | 22,266 tonnes | 43,524 tonnes | 43,524 tonnes | 43,524 tonnes |
| Loss % | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Financial value | > 25 million USD | > 20 million USD | > 35 million USD | > 27 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 0.3% | 0.3% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 117,201 people | 97,886 people | 191,342 people | 191,342 people | 191,342 people |
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