Malawi's estimated postharvest losses for maize in 2010 was 640,980 tonnes or 18.7% which had an estimated value of more than 147 million US dollar, which corresponds to 7.2% of national agricultural GDP.
As for nutrition 2,224 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 2 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 Central Region.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 3,419,409 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 18.7% / 640,980 tonnes / > 147 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.
2,672,213
people, 13.9%
6,180,221
children, 338.5%
2,237,040
women, 2,405.8%
1,980,402
men, 115.1%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›