Nigeria, Millet, 2003

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2003 was 398,544 tonnes or 9.5%.

As for nutrition 1,450 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 Sokoto.

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	1273284
2012	1282614
2013	3312751
2014	1634900
2015	1477260
2016	3312751
2017	3312751
2018	3312751
2019	1925120
2020	1905430

Produced	4,197,234 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	9.5% / 398,544 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
90.5046 Production quantity: 4,197,234 tonnes	9.5 Estimated PHL: 398,544 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	93.4311 Remaining: 93.4311% Est. PHL: 1.0689%	1.0689 Remaining: 93.4311% Est. PHL: 1.0689%
Transport from field	90.9311 Remaining: 90.9311% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 90.9311% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	90.14667 Remaining: 90.14667% Est. PHL: 0.78443%	0.78443 Remaining: 90.14667% Est. PHL: 0.78443%
Transport to market	90.14667 Remaining: 90.14667% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.14667% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	90.14667 Remaining: 90.14667% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.14667% 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

1,745,204

people, 0.9%

Children 1-3

4,030,955

children, 20.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,459,075

women, 62.6%

Men 31-50

1,291,687

men, 6.8%

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