Benin's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2013 was 225,714 tonnes or 16.8% which had an estimated value of more than 112 million US dollar, which corresponds to 3.6% of national agricultural GDP.
As for nutrition 787 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 942 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 Harvesting/field drying, Further drying, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Alibori.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 1,345,819 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 16.8% / 225,714 tonnes / > 112 million USD |
See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›
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.
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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.
942,254
people, 8.2%
2,188,845
children, 198.2%
792,291
women, 649.1%
701,398
men, 65.2%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›