Malawi, Millet, 2021

Malawi's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2021 was 4,804 tonnes or 11.4%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Southern Region.

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	32911
2012	33198
2013	38613
2014	42202
2015	33512
2016	19510
2017	35121
2018	31315
2019	44718
2020	45848

Produced	42,289 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	11.4% / 4,804 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
88.6396 Production quantity: 42,289 tonnes	11.4 Estimated PHL: 4,804 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	96.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling	94.5 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	92 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field	89.5 Remaining: 89.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 89.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	88.88294 Remaining: 88.88294% Est. PHL: 0.61706%	0.61706 Remaining: 88.88294% Est. PHL: 0.61706%
Transport to market	87.88294 Remaining: 87.88294% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 87.88294% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	85.23294 Remaining: 85.23294% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 85.23294% Est. PHL: 2.65%

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