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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
70
2012
70
2013
70
2014
61
2015
53
2016
0
2017
1
2018
231
2019
70
2020
70
Produced
61 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
11.9%
/ 7 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
88.0843Production quantity: 61 tonnes
11.9Estimated PHL: 7 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
95.59667Remaining: 95.59667% Est. PHL: 4.40333%
4.40333Remaining: 95.59667% Est. PHL: 4.40333%
Threshing and Shelling
92.45953Remaining: 92.45953% Est. PHL: 3.13714%
3.13714Remaining: 92.45953% Est. PHL: 3.13714%
Winnowing
89.95953Remaining: 89.95953% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 89.95953% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
88.70953Remaining: 88.70953% Est. PHL: 1.25%
1.25Remaining: 88.70953% Est. PHL: 1.25%
Household-level storage
87.50953Remaining: 87.50953% Est. PHL: 1.2%
1.2Remaining: 87.50953% Est. PHL: 1.2%
Transport to market
87.50953Remaining: 87.50953% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 87.50953% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage
87.50953Remaining: 87.50953% Est. PHL: 0%
0Remaining: 87.50953% Est. PHL: 0%
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