Niger, Millet, 2012

Niger's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2012 was 332,887 tonnes or 8.6% which had an estimated value of more than 163 million US dollar, which corresponds to 5.1% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 1,211 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Maradi.

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	2760917
2012	3862155
2013	2921982
2014	3321753
2015	3404813
2016	3886079
2017	3790023
2018	3856344
2019	3270453
2020	3510472

Produced	3,862,155 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.6% / 332,887 tonnes / > 163 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.3808 Production quantity: 3,862,155 tonnes	8.6 Estimated PHL: 332,887 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	94.5 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	91.10531 Remaining: 91.10531% Est. PHL: 0.89469%	0.89469 Remaining: 91.10531% Est. PHL: 0.89469%
Transport to market	91.10531 Remaining: 91.10531% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.10531% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	91.10531 Remaining: 91.10531% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.10531% 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

1,515,688

people, 6.8%

Children 1-3

3,366,887

children, 124.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,218,704

women, 425.6%

Men 31-50

1,078,892

men, 64.9%

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