Eritrea's estimated postharvest losses for barley in 2013 was 3,390 tonnes or 9.8%.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Debub (Southern).
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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
34660
2012
34660
2013
34660
2014
34660
2015
34660
2016
34660
2017
34660
2018
34660
2019
34660
2020
34660
Produced
34,660 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
9.8%
/ 3,390 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
90.21941Production quantity: 34,660 tonnes
9.8Estimated PHL: 3,390 tonnes
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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
100Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 100% Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying
96.5Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling
93Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
93Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field
90.5Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
89.86667Remaining: 89.86667% Est. PHL: 0.63333%
0.63333Remaining: 89.86667% Est. PHL: 0.63333%
Transport to market
89.86667Remaining: 89.86667% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 89.86667% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage
89.86667Remaining: 89.86667% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 89.86667% Est. PHL: 0%
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