Burkina Faso, Millet, 2003

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2003 was 123,718 tonnes or 10.4%.

As for nutrition 450 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 545 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 Boucle du Mouhoun.

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 828734
2012 1078373
2013 1078570
2014 972539
2015 946184
2016 905072
2017 828234
2018 1189080
2019 970176
2020 957255
Produced 1,184,282 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.4% / 123,718 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.5533 Production quantity: 1,184,282 tonnes 10.4 Estimated PHL: 123,718 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 92.91903 Remaining: 92.91903%
Est. PHL: 1.58097% 		1.58097 Remaining: 92.91903%
Est. PHL: 1.58097%
Transport from field 90.41903 Remaining: 90.41903%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.41903%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.86281 Remaining: 89.86281%
Est. PHL: 0.55622% 		0.55622 Remaining: 89.86281%
Est. PHL: 0.55622%
Transport to market 88.86281 Remaining: 88.86281%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.86281%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.21281 Remaining: 86.21281%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 86.21281%
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

545,150

people, 2.8%

Children 1-3

1,251,311

children, 62.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

452,934

women, 239.6%

Men 31-50

400,972

men, 22.7%

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