Zambia's estimated postharvest losses for rice in 2014 was 6,492 tonnes or 13.1%.
As for nutrition 22 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 27 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, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Western.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 49,640 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 13.1% / 6,492 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 rice that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.
27,215
people, 0.2%
62,592
children, 3.5%
22,656
women, 20.5%
20,057
men, 1.3%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›