Botswana's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for millet ranged from 10 tonnes in 2003 to 543 tonnes in 2009. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 6.6% and 19.4%.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest millet loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Botswana, on average the highest quantity of millet production occurs in Central.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,724 tonnes | 635 tonnes | 1,724 tonnes | 1,724 tonnes | 1,724 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 136 tonnes | 42 tonnes | 136 tonnes | 136 tonnes | 136 tonnes |
| Loss % | 7.9% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| Financial value | – | – | – | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | – | – | – | – | – |
See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes ›