Uganda, Millet, 2012

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2012 was 51,044 tonnes or 15.7%.

As for nutrition 184 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 226 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, Market storage, and then Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Central.

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 341494
2012 325103
2013 302576
2014 314527
2015 314523
2016 309892
2017 193459
2018 141980
2019 72661
2020 359081
Produced 325,103 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 15.7% / 51,044 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
84.2992 Production quantity: 325,103 tonnes 15.7 Estimated PHL: 51,044 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 92.97761 Remaining: 92.97761%
Est. PHL: 7.02239% 		7.02239 Remaining: 92.97761%
Est. PHL: 7.02239%
Threshing and Shelling 90.97761 Remaining: 90.97761%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 90.97761%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 88.47761 Remaining: 88.47761%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 88.47761%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 85.97761 Remaining: 85.97761%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 85.97761%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 85.39011 Remaining: 85.39011%
Est. PHL: 0.5875% 		0.5875 Remaining: 85.39011%
Est. PHL: 0.5875%
Transport to market 84.39011 Remaining: 84.39011%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 84.39011%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 81.74011 Remaining: 81.74011%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 81.74011%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

205,595

people, 0.5%

Children 1-3

465,207

children, 9.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

168,390

women, 44.6%

Men 31-50

149,072

men, 4.1%

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