Angola's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2013 was 253,562 tonnes or 16.4%.
As for nutrition 879 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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, Household-level storage, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Huambo.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 1,548,749 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 16.4% / 253,562 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.
1,078,823
people, 3.5%
2,444,807
children, 73.8%
884,941
women, 346.4%
783,419
men, 30.0%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›