In 2020, Zimbabwe's annual estimated postharvest losses were 181,973 tonnes for maize, 12,889 tonnes for sorghum, 4,710 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.5% for maize and 9.6% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for maize: over 46 million USD.
Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Zimbabwe, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for maize in Mashonaland West, for sorghum in Midlands, for millet in Manicaland. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 750,443 people.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Sorghum | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,104,859 tonnes | 103,682 tonnes | 48,831 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.5% | 12.4% | 9.6% |
| Losses in tonnes | 181,973 tonnes | 12,889 tonnes | 4,710 tonnes |
| Financial value | > 46 million USD | > 3 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 750,443 people | 55,910 people | – |
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