Niger, Millet, 2001

Niger's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2001 was 295,626 tonnes or 8.6%.

As for nutrition 1,076 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Maradi.

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 2760917
2012 3862155
2013 2921982
2014 3321753
2015 3404813
2016 3886079
2017 3790023
2018 3856344
2019 3270453
2020 3510472
Produced 3,432,465 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.6% / 295,626 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.38734 Production quantity: 3,432,465 tonnes 8.6 Estimated PHL: 295,626 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 91.11241 Remaining: 91.11241%
Est. PHL: 0.88759% 		0.88759 Remaining: 91.11241%
Est. PHL: 0.88759%
Transport to market 91.11241 Remaining: 91.11241%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.11241%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 91.11241 Remaining: 91.11241%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.11241%
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

1,346,035

people, 6.0%

Children 1-3

2,990,026

children, 110.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,082,293

women, 378.0%

Men 31-50

958,130

men, 57.7%

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