Eritrea, Millet, 2009

Eritrea's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2009 was 2,973 tonnes or 8.5%.

As for nutrition 10 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 12 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Debub (Southern).

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	35108
2012	35108
2013	35108
2014	35108
2015	35108
2016	35108
2017	35108
2018	35108
2019	35108
2020	35108

Produced	35,108 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.5% / 2,973 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.53208 Production quantity: 35,108 tonnes	8.5 Estimated PHL: 2,973 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	96.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%	3.5 Remaining: 96.5% Est. PHL: 3.5%
Threshing and Shelling	94.5 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%	2 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing	94.5 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	92 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	91.26938 Remaining: 91.26938% Est. PHL: 0.73062%	0.73062 Remaining: 91.26938% Est. PHL: 0.73062%
Transport to market	91.26938 Remaining: 91.26938% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.26938% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	91.26938 Remaining: 91.26938% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.26938% Est. PHL: 0%

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

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the millet that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

11,533

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

27,095

children, 6.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

9,807

women, 18.7%

Men 31-50

8,682

men, 1.7%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›