In 2021, Zimbabwe's annual estimated postharvest losses were 199,674 tonnes for maize, 11,736 tonnes for sorghum, 7,694 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 16.5% for maize and 9.5% for millet.
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 Masvingo, for millet in Manicaland. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 823,442 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
| Maize | Sorghum | Millet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 1,211,575 tonnes | 95,607 tonnes | 80,837 tonnes |
| Loss % | 16.5% | 12.3% | 9.5% |
| Losses in tonnes | 199,674 tonnes | 11,736 tonnes | 7,694 tonnes |
| Financial value | – | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 823,442 people | 50,909 people | – |
See full postharvest losses data tables with loss percentage › | losses in tonnes › | nutritional losses ›
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