Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for millet ranged from 1,204 tonnes in 2015 to 5,204 tonnes in 2003. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 10.7% and 11.1%.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest millet loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Mozambique, on average the highest quantity of millet production occurs in Tete.
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 | 35,017 tonnes | 35,017 tonnes | 35,017 tonnes | 35,017 tonnes | 35,017 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 3,818 tonnes | 3,818 tonnes | 3,818 tonnes | 3,818 tonnes | 3,818 tonnes |
| Loss % | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% |
| 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 ›