Kenya, Millet, 2010

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2010 was 11,322 tonnes or 21.0%.

As for nutrition 40 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 48 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 Eastern.

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 53,881 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 21.0% / 11,322 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
78.9869 Production quantity: 53,881 tonnes 21.0 Estimated PHL: 11,322 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 87.2983 Remaining: 87.2983%
Est. PHL: 12.7017% 		12.7017 Remaining: 87.2983%
Est. PHL: 12.7017%
Threshing and Shelling 85.2983 Remaining: 85.2983%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 85.2983%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 82.98906 Remaining: 82.98906%
Est. PHL: 2.30924% 		2.30924 Remaining: 82.98906%
Est. PHL: 2.30924%
Transport from field 80.48906 Remaining: 80.48906%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 80.48906%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 79.90971 Remaining: 79.90971%
Est. PHL: 0.57935% 		0.57935 Remaining: 79.90971%
Est. PHL: 0.57935%
Transport to market 78.90971 Remaining: 78.90971%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 78.90971%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 76.25971 Remaining: 76.25971%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 76.25971%
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

43,699

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

103,188

children, 2.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

37,351

women, 12.7%

Men 31-50

33,066

men, 0.6%

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