Botswana, Millet, 2019

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2019 was 42 tonnes or 6.6%.

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 Chobe.

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	635 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	6.6% / 42 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
93.36268 Production quantity: 635 tonnes	6.6 Estimated PHL: 42 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	97.15669 Remaining: 97.15669% Est. PHL: 2.84331%	2.84331 Remaining: 97.15669% Est. PHL: 2.84331%
Threshing and Shelling	95.15669 Remaining: 95.15669% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 95.15669% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	95.15669 Remaining: 95.15669% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 95.15669% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	92.65669 Remaining: 92.65669% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92.65669% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	92.22241 Remaining: 92.22241% Est. PHL: 0.43428%	0.43428 Remaining: 92.22241% Est. PHL: 0.43428%
Transport to market	91.22241 Remaining: 91.22241% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 91.22241% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	89.77055 Remaining: 89.77055% Est. PHL: 1.45186%	1.45186 Remaining: 89.77055% Est. PHL: 1.45186%

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