Zimbabwe, Millet, 2015

Zimbabwe's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2015 was 2,559 tonnes or 9.5%.

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 Matebeleland North.

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 26,857 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.5% / 2,559 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.47107 Production quantity: 26,857 tonnes 9.5 Estimated PHL: 2,559 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 93.427 Remaining: 93.427%
Est. PHL: 1.073% 		1.073 Remaining: 93.427%
Est. PHL: 1.073%
Transport from field 90.927 Remaining: 90.927%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.927%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.36806 Remaining: 90.36806%
Est. PHL: 0.55894% 		0.55894 Remaining: 90.36806%
Est. PHL: 0.55894%
Transport to market 89.36806 Remaining: 89.36806%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 89.36806%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.71806 Remaining: 86.71806%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 86.71806%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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