Burkina Faso, Millet, 2005

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2005 was 123,654 tonnes or 10.3%.

As for nutrition 450 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 544 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 Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Sahel.

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 828734
2012 1078373
2013 1078570
2014 972539
2015 946184
2016 905072
2017 828234
2018 1189080
2019 970176
2020 957255
Produced 1,196,253 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.3% / 123,654 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.6632 Production quantity: 1,196,253 tonnes 10.3 Estimated PHL: 123,654 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 93.00226 Remaining: 93.00226%
Est. PHL: 1.49774% 		1.49774 Remaining: 93.00226%
Est. PHL: 1.49774%
Transport from field 90.50226 Remaining: 90.50226%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.50226%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.98783 Remaining: 89.98783%
Est. PHL: 0.51443% 		0.51443 Remaining: 89.98783%
Est. PHL: 0.51443%
Transport to market 88.98783 Remaining: 88.98783%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.98783%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.33783 Remaining: 86.33783%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 86.33783%
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

544,868

people, 2.8%

Children 1-3

1,250,664

children, 62.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

452,700

women, 239.5%

Men 31-50

400,765

men, 22.7%

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