Kenya, Millet, 2009

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2009 was 5,737 tonnes or 19.5%.

As for nutrition 20 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 24 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 29,354 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 19.5% / 5,737 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
80.4543 Production quantity: 29,354 tonnes 19.5 Estimated PHL: 5,737 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 88.6649 Remaining: 88.6649%
Est. PHL: 11.3351% 		11.3351 Remaining: 88.6649%
Est. PHL: 11.3351%
Threshing and Shelling 86.6649 Remaining: 86.6649%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 86.6649%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 84.37939 Remaining: 84.37939%
Est. PHL: 2.28551% 		2.28551 Remaining: 84.37939%
Est. PHL: 2.28551%
Transport from field 81.87939 Remaining: 81.87939%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 81.87939%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 81.30886 Remaining: 81.30886%
Est. PHL: 0.57053% 		0.57053 Remaining: 81.30886%
Est. PHL: 0.57053%
Transport to market 80.30886 Remaining: 80.30886%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 80.30886%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 77.65886 Remaining: 77.65886%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 77.65886%
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

22,144

people, 0.0%

Children 1-3

52,291

children, 1.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

18,927

women, 6.4%

Men 31-50

16,756

men, 0.3%

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