Mozambique's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2015 was 1,204 tonnes or 11.0%.
In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Transport from field, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Tete.
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Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses
Production quantity (tonnes)
Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011
35017
2012
21947
2013
35017
2014
29335
2015
10916
2016
35017
2017
35017
2018
35017
2019
35017
2020
35017
Produced
10,916 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses
11.0%
/ 1,204 tonnes
Production quantity
Estimated postharvest losses
88.9723Production quantity: 10,916 tonnes
11.0Estimated PHL: 1,204 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
96.50234Remaining: 96.50234% Est. PHL: 3.49766%
3.49766Remaining: 96.50234% Est. PHL: 3.49766%
Threshing and Shelling
94.50234Remaining: 94.50234% Est. PHL: 2%
2Remaining: 94.50234% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing
92.12735Remaining: 92.12735% Est. PHL: 2.37499%
2.37499Remaining: 92.12735% Est. PHL: 2.37499%
Transport from field
89.62735Remaining: 89.62735% Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5Remaining: 89.62735% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
88.45625Remaining: 88.45625% Est. PHL: 1.1711%
1.1711Remaining: 88.45625% Est. PHL: 1.1711%
Transport to market
87.45625Remaining: 87.45625% Est. PHL: 1%
1Remaining: 87.45625% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage
86.15625Remaining: 86.15625% Est. PHL: 1.3%
1.3Remaining: 86.15625% Est. PHL: 1.3%
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