Zimbabwe's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2006 was 7,519 tonnes or 9.3%.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Masvingo.
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
60566
2012
96439
2013
42077
2014
87597
2015
26857
2016
27461
2017
103702
2018
57929
2019
34993
2020
48831
Produced
80,837 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
9.3%
/ 7,519 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
90.69819Production quantity: 80,837 tonnes
9.3Estimated PHL: 7,519 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
94.5Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%
2Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing
93.45441Remaining: 93.45441% Est. PHL: 1.04559%
1.04559Remaining: 93.45441% Est. PHL: 1.04559%
Transport from field
90.95441Remaining: 90.95441% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 90.95441% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
90.39587Remaining: 90.39587% Est. PHL: 0.55854%
0.55854Remaining: 90.39587% Est. PHL: 0.55854%
Transport to market
89.39587Remaining: 89.39587% Est. PHL: 1%
1Remaining: 89.39587% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage
86.74587Remaining: 86.74587% Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65Remaining: 86.74587% Est. PHL: 2.65%
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