Burkina Faso, Millet, 2013

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2013 was 113,261 tonnes or 10.5% which had an estimated value of more than 46 million US dollar, which corresponds to 1.4% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 412 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 499 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 Boucle du Mouhoun.

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 1,078,570 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.5% / 113,261 tonnes / > 46 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.499 Production quantity: 1,078,570 tonnes 10.5 Estimated PHL: 113,261 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 92.85188 Remaining: 92.85188%
Est. PHL: 1.64812% 		1.64812 Remaining: 92.85188%
Est. PHL: 1.64812%
Transport from field 90.35188 Remaining: 90.35188%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.35188%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.74351 Remaining: 89.74351%
Est. PHL: 0.60837% 		0.60837 Remaining: 89.74351%
Est. PHL: 0.60837%
Transport to market 88.74351 Remaining: 88.74351%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.74351%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.09351 Remaining: 86.09351%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 86.09351%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

499,071

people, 2.5%

Children 1-3

1,145,544

children, 57.1%

Pregnant women 19-30

414,650

women, 219.3%

Men 31-50

367,080

men, 20.8%

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