Burkina Faso, Millet, 2014

Burkina Faso's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2014 was 101,785 tonnes or 10.5% which had an estimated value of more than 37 million US dollar, which corresponds to 1.1% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 370 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 448 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 972,539 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.5% / 101,785 tonnes / > 37 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.5341 Production quantity: 972,539 tonnes 10.5 Estimated PHL: 101,785 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 92.85361 Remaining: 92.85361%
Est. PHL: 1.64639%
1.64639 Remaining: 92.85361%
Est. PHL: 1.64639%
Transport from field 90.35361 Remaining: 90.35361%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 90.35361%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.76128 Remaining: 89.76128%
Est. PHL: 0.59233%
0.59233 Remaining: 89.76128%
Est. PHL: 0.59233%
Transport to market 88.76128 Remaining: 88.76128%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 88.76128%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.11128 Remaining: 86.11128%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 86.11128%
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

448,503

people, 2.3%


Children 1-3

1,029,473

children, 51.3%


Pregnant women 19-30

372,636

women, 197.1%


Men 31-50

329,886

men, 18.6%

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