Botswana, Millet, 2006

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2006 was 285 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	3,206 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.9% / 285 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.11054 Production quantity: 3,206 tonnes	8.9 Estimated PHL: 285 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	96.51263 Remaining: 96.51263% Est. PHL: 3.48737%	3.48737 Remaining: 96.51263% Est. PHL: 3.48737%
Threshing and Shelling	94.51263 Remaining: 94.51263% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 94.51263% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	94.51263 Remaining: 94.51263% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 94.51263% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	92.01263 Remaining: 92.01263% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92.01263% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	91.52922 Remaining: 91.52922% Est. PHL: 0.48341%	0.48341 Remaining: 91.52922% Est. PHL: 0.48341%
Transport to market	90.52922 Remaining: 90.52922% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 90.52922% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	87.92856 Remaining: 87.92856% Est. PHL: 2.60066%	2.60066 Remaining: 87.92856% Est. PHL: 2.60066%

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