Botswana, Millet, 2007

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2007 was 39 tonnes or 7.3%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. 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 536 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 7.3% / 39 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
92.70554 Production quantity: 536 tonnes 7.3 Estimated PHL: 39 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 97.02892 Remaining: 97.02892%
Est. PHL: 2.97108% 		2.97108 Remaining: 97.02892%
Est. PHL: 2.97108%
Threshing and Shelling 95.02892 Remaining: 95.02892%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 95.02892%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 95.02892 Remaining: 95.02892%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 95.02892%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 92.52892 Remaining: 92.52892%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 92.52892%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 92.02892 Remaining: 92.02892%
Est. PHL: 0.5% 		0.5 Remaining: 92.02892%
Est. PHL: 0.5%
Transport to market 91.02892 Remaining: 91.02892%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 91.02892%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 89.32885 Remaining: 89.32885%
Est. PHL: 1.70007% 		1.70007 Remaining: 89.32885%
Est. PHL: 1.70007%

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