Nigeria, Millet, 2008

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2008 was 411,474 tonnes or 9.4%.

As for nutrition 1,497 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 Borno.

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 4,364,678 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.4% / 411,474 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.57264 Production quantity: 4,364,678 tonnes 9.4 Estimated PHL: 411,474 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 93.48974 Remaining: 93.48974%
Est. PHL: 1.01026% 		1.01026 Remaining: 93.48974%
Est. PHL: 1.01026%
Transport from field 90.98974 Remaining: 90.98974%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.98974%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.22108 Remaining: 90.22108%
Est. PHL: 0.76866% 		0.76866 Remaining: 90.22108%
Est. PHL: 0.76866%
Transport to market 90.22108 Remaining: 90.22108%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.22108%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 90.22108 Remaining: 90.22108%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.22108%
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

1,801,822

people, 0.9%

Children 1-3

4,161,729

children, 21.1%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,506,411

women, 64.6%

Men 31-50

1,333,593

men, 7.0%

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