Zambia's estimated postharvest losses for barley in 2014 was 358 tonnes or 4.2%.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Transport to market. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Central.
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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
10677
2012
15295
2013
11530
2014
8431
2015
7360
2016
10245
2017
9243
2018
7815
2019
9378
2020
9378
Produced
8,431 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
4.2%
/ 358 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
95.75874Production quantity: 8,431 tonnes
4.2Estimated PHL: 358 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
98Remaining: 98% Est. PHL: 2%
2Remaining: 98% Est. PHL: 2%
Household-level storage
98Remaining: 98% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 98% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport to market
97Remaining: 97% Est. PHL: 1%
1Remaining: 97% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage
95.7Remaining: 95.7% Est. PHL: 1.3%
1.3Remaining: 95.7% Est. PHL: 1.3%
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