Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for teff in 2022 was 475,401 tonnes or 12.6%.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Oromia.
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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
3523520
2012
3528177
2013
3800233
2014
4482113
2015
4802450
2016
4582450
2017
5131753
2018
5461553
2019
3778089
2020
3778089
Produced
3,778,089 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
12.6%
/ 475,401 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
87.4169Production quantity: 3,778,089 tonnes
12.6Estimated PHL: 475,401 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
96.5Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling
93Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
3.5Remaining: 93% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
90.5Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 90.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field
88Remaining: 88% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 88% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
87.70426Remaining: 87.70426% Est. PHL: 0.29574%
0.29574Remaining: 87.70426% Est. PHL: 0.29574%
Transport to market
86.70426Remaining: 86.70426% Est. PHL: 1%
1Remaining: 86.70426% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage
84.05426Remaining: 84.05426% Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65Remaining: 84.05426% Est. PHL: 2.65%
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