Zambia, Millet, 2021

Zambia's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2021 was 4,823 tonnes or 11.5%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Market storage, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Northern.

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 38066
2012 28671
2013 25398
2014 31915
2015 32315
2016 30258
2017 32784
2018 32473
2019 41806
2020 41806
Produced 41,806 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.5% / 4,823 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.4645 Production quantity: 41,806 tonnes 11.5 Estimated PHL: 4,823 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 96.56387 Remaining: 96.56387%
Est. PHL: 3.43613% 		3.43613 Remaining: 96.56387%
Est. PHL: 3.43613%
Threshing and Shelling 94.56387 Remaining: 94.56387%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 94.56387%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 92.06387 Remaining: 92.06387%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 92.06387%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 89.56387 Remaining: 89.56387%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.56387%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.27958 Remaining: 88.27958%
Est. PHL: 1.28429% 		1.28429 Remaining: 88.27958%
Est. PHL: 1.28429%
Transport to market 87.27958 Remaining: 87.27958%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.27958%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.66346 Remaining: 84.66346%
Est. PHL: 2.61612% 		2.61612 Remaining: 84.66346%
Est. PHL: 2.61612%

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