Zimbabwe, Millet, 2021

Zimbabwe's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2021 was 7,694 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 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 9.5% / 7,694 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.48217 Production quantity: 80,837 tonnes 9.5 Estimated PHL: 7,694 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 93.45441 Remaining: 93.45441%
Est. PHL: 1.04559% 		1.04559 Remaining: 93.45441%
Est. PHL: 1.04559%
Transport from field 90.95441 Remaining: 90.95441%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.95441%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.40093 Remaining: 90.40093%
Est. PHL: 0.55348% 		0.55348 Remaining: 90.40093%
Est. PHL: 0.55348%
Transport to market 89.40093 Remaining: 89.40093%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 89.40093%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.75093 Remaining: 86.75093%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 86.75093%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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