Malawi, Millet, 2022

Malawi's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2022 was 4,664 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 41,071 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.4% / 4,664 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.6431 Production quantity: 41,071 tonnes 11.4 Estimated PHL: 4,664 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 96.50022 Remaining: 96.50022%
Est. PHL: 3.49978% 		3.49978 Remaining: 96.50022%
Est. PHL: 3.49978%
Threshing and Shelling 94.50022 Remaining: 94.50022%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 94.50022%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 92.00022 Remaining: 92.00022%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 92.00022%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 89.50022 Remaining: 89.50022%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.50022%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.88411 Remaining: 88.88411%
Est. PHL: 0.61611% 		0.61611 Remaining: 88.88411%
Est. PHL: 0.61611%
Transport to market 87.88411 Remaining: 87.88411%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.88411%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.23493 Remaining: 85.23493%
Est. PHL: 2.64918% 		2.64918 Remaining: 85.23493%
Est. PHL: 2.64918%

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