Botswana, Millet, 2009

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2009 was 543 tonnes or 19.4%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Transport from field, and then Market storage. 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	2,802 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	19.4% / 543 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
80.6288 Production quantity: 2,802 tonnes	19.4 Estimated PHL: 543 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	85.2975 Remaining: 85.2975% Est. PHL: 14.7025%	14.7025 Remaining: 85.2975% Est. PHL: 14.7025%
Threshing and Shelling	83.2975 Remaining: 83.2975% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 83.2975% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	83.2975 Remaining: 83.2975% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 83.2975% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	80.7975 Remaining: 80.7975% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 80.7975% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	80.3098 Remaining: 80.3098% Est. PHL: 0.4877%	0.4877 Remaining: 80.3098% Est. PHL: 0.4877%
Transport to market	79.3098 Remaining: 79.3098% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 79.3098% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	77.04628 Remaining: 77.04628% Est. PHL: 2.26352%	2.26352 Remaining: 77.04628% Est. PHL: 2.26352%

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