Chad, Millet, 2012

Chad's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2012 was 32,188 tonnes or 8.8% which had an estimated value of more than 19 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.3% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 117 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 143 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 Ouaddaï.

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	759942
2012	363876
2013	561912
2014	561912
2015	561912
2016	561912
2017	561912
2018	561912
2019	561912
2020	561912

Produced	363,876 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.8% / 32,188 tonnes / > 19 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.15423 Production quantity: 363,876 tonnes	8.8 Estimated PHL: 32,188 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	93.8299 Remaining: 93.8299% Est. PHL: 0.6701%	0.6701 Remaining: 93.8299% Est. PHL: 0.6701%
Transport from field	91.3299 Remaining: 91.3299% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 91.3299% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	90.85643 Remaining: 90.85643% Est. PHL: 0.47347%	0.47347 Remaining: 90.85643% Est. PHL: 0.47347%
Transport to market	90.85643 Remaining: 90.85643% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.85643% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	90.85643 Remaining: 90.85643% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.85643% 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

143,308

people, %

Children 1-3

325,552

children, 19.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

117,839

women, 57.2%

Men 31-50

104,321

men, 8.3%

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