Malawi's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2006 was 468,057 tonnes or 16.8%.
As for nutrition 1,624 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, Further drying, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Central Region.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 2,777,956 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 16.8% / 468,057 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.
1,951,309
people, 10.2%
4,512,933
children, 247.2%
1,633,536
women, 1,756.8%
1,446,133
men, 84.0%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›