Kenya, Millet, 2011

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2011 was 9,498 tonnes or 13.6%.

As for nutrition 34 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 40 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, Market storage, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Nyanza.

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 69674
2012 74916
2013 86079
2014 86079
2015 86079
2016 86079
2017 86079
2018 86079
2019 146871
2020 155907
Produced 69,674 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 13.6% / 9,498 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
86.3679 Production quantity: 69,674 tonnes 13.6 Estimated PHL: 9,498 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 95.38688 Remaining: 95.38688%
Est. PHL: 4.61312% 		4.61312 Remaining: 95.38688%
Est. PHL: 4.61312%
Threshing and Shelling 93.38688 Remaining: 93.38688%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 93.38688%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 90.91411 Remaining: 90.91411%
Est. PHL: 2.47277% 		2.47277 Remaining: 90.91411%
Est. PHL: 2.47277%
Transport from field 88.41411 Remaining: 88.41411%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 88.41411%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 87.83729 Remaining: 87.83729%
Est. PHL: 0.57682% 		0.57682 Remaining: 87.83729%
Est. PHL: 0.57682%
Transport to market 86.83729 Remaining: 86.83729%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 86.83729%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.18729 Remaining: 84.18729%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.18729%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

36,659

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

86,564

children, 2.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

31,333

women, 10.6%

Men 31-50

27,739

men, 0.5%

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