Benin, Millet, 2019

Benin's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2019 was 2,928 tonnes or 11.2%.

As for nutrition 10 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 12 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, Winnowing, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Atacora.

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	24690
2012	31023
2013	22880
2014	23669
2015	21641
2016	25183
2017	25719
2018	26218
2019	26250
2020	27294

Produced	26,250 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	11.2% / 2,928 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
88.8443 Production quantity: 26,250 tonnes	11.2 Estimated PHL: 2,928 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	92 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field	89.5 Remaining: 89.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 89.5% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	88.325 Remaining: 88.325% Est. PHL: 1.175%	1.175 Remaining: 88.325% Est. PHL: 1.175%
Transport to market	88.325 Remaining: 88.325% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 88.325% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	88.325 Remaining: 88.325% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 88.325% Est. PHL: 0%

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

12,750

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

29,618

children, 2.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

10,721

women, 8.8%

Men 31-50

9,491

men, 0.9%

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