Mali, Millet, 2012

Mali's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2012 was 147,722 tonnes or 8.3% which had an estimated value of more than 74 million US dollar, which corresponds to 1.6% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 537 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 660 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, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Ségou.

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	1391760
2012	1772993
2013	1153049
2014	1715762
2015	1327070
2016	1807276
2017	1176790
2018	1841038
2019	1327070
2020	1327070

Produced	1,772,993 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.3% / 147,722 tonnes / > 74 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.6682 Production quantity: 1,772,993 tonnes	8.3 Estimated PHL: 147,722 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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	94.20994 Remaining: 94.20994% Est. PHL: 0.29006%	0.29006 Remaining: 94.20994% Est. PHL: 0.29006%
Transport from field	91.70994 Remaining: 91.70994% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 91.70994% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	91.41615 Remaining: 91.41615% Est. PHL: 0.29379%	0.29379 Remaining: 91.41615% Est. PHL: 0.29379%
Transport to market	91.41615 Remaining: 91.41615% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.41615% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	91.41615 Remaining: 91.41615% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.41615% Est. PHL: 0%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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

660,004

people, 3.5%

Children 1-3

1,494,093

children, 71.9%

Pregnant women 19-30

540,813

women, 304.4%

Men 31-50

478,770

men, 29.4%

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