Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2015 was 274,569 tonnes or 18.7%.
As for nutrition 958 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 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 | 1,469,611 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 18.7% / 274,569 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.
1,160,000
people, 5.9%
2,662,609
children, 132.8%
963,779
women, 509.8%
853,212
men, 48.2%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›