Botswana, Millet, 2005

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2005 was 129 tonnes or 8.9%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Central.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 2541
2012 1991
2013 1426
2014 3701
2015 584
2016 1724
2017 1377
2018 1724
2019 635
2020 1724
Produced 1,451 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.9% / 129 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.10143 Production quantity: 1,451 tonnes 8.9 Estimated PHL: 129 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

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.

  • Estimated % of crop left
  • Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%) Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 96.5062 Remaining: 96.5062%
Est. PHL: 3.4938% 		3.4938 Remaining: 96.5062%
Est. PHL: 3.4938%
Threshing and Shelling 94.5062 Remaining: 94.5062%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 94.5062%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 94.5062 Remaining: 94.5062%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 94.5062%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 92.0062 Remaining: 92.0062%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 92.0062%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 91.52524 Remaining: 91.52524%
Est. PHL: 0.48096% 		0.48096 Remaining: 91.52524%
Est. PHL: 0.48096%
Transport to market 90.52524 Remaining: 90.52524%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 90.52524%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 87.90015 Remaining: 87.90015%
Est. PHL: 2.62509% 		2.62509 Remaining: 87.90015%
Est. PHL: 2.62509%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›