Botswana, Millet, 2000

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2000 was 40 tonnes or 8.8%.

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 Central.

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	2541
2012	1991
2013	1426
2014	3701
2015	584
2016	1724
2017	1377
2018	1724
2019	635
2020	1724

Produced	450 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.8% / 40 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.18998 Production quantity: 450 tonnes	8.8 Estimated PHL: 40 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	96.52 Remaining: 96.52% Est. PHL: 3.48%	3.48 Remaining: 96.52% Est. PHL: 3.48%
Threshing and Shelling	94.52 Remaining: 94.52% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 94.52% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	94.52 Remaining: 94.52% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 94.52% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	92.02 Remaining: 92.02% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92.02% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	91.56919 Remaining: 91.56919% Est. PHL: 0.45081%	0.45081 Remaining: 91.56919% Est. PHL: 0.45081%
Transport to market	90.56919 Remaining: 90.56919% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 90.56919% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	87.99978 Remaining: 87.99978% Est. PHL: 2.56941%	2.56941 Remaining: 87.99978% Est. PHL: 2.56941%

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