Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2011 was 204,381 tonnes or 19.0%.
As for nutrition 713 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 863 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Household-level storage, Harvesting/field drying, and then Further drying. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Hauts-Bassins.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 1,076,747 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 19.0% / 204,381 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.
863,470
people, 4.4%
1,981,969
children, 98.8%
717,409
women, 379.5%
635,106
men, 35.9%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›