Mauritania, Millet, 2007

Mauritania's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2007 was 542 tonnes or 8.8%.

As for nutrition 1 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 2 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 Hodh ech Chargui.

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 4938
2012 1753
2013 4754
2014 5025
2015 5025
2016 5025
2017 5025
2018 5025
2019 5025
2020 5025
Produced 6,128 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.8% / 542 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.16075 Production quantity: 6,128 tonnes 8.8 Estimated PHL: 542 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 90.86667 Remaining: 90.86667%
Est. PHL: 1.13333% 		1.13333 Remaining: 90.86667%
Est. PHL: 1.13333%
Transport to market 90.86667 Remaining: 90.86667%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.86667%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 90.86667 Remaining: 90.86667%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.86667%
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

2,323

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

5,479

children, 1.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,983

women, 3.7%

Men 31-50

1,756

men, 0.4%

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