Cameroon, Millet, 2004

Cameroon's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2004 was 56,694 tonnes or 9.3%.

As for nutrition 206 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 246 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, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Far North.

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 1240970
2012 950389
2013 950389
2014 1737042
2015 1047192
2016 1145158
2017 1138243
2018 1236803
2019 950389
2020 950389
Produced 607,813 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.3% / 56,694 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.67254 Production quantity: 607,813 tonnes 9.3 Estimated PHL: 56,694 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 93.57432 Remaining: 93.57432%
Est. PHL: 0.92568% 		0.92568 Remaining: 93.57432%
Est. PHL: 0.92568%
Transport from field 91.07432 Remaining: 91.07432%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 91.07432%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.32907 Remaining: 90.32907%
Est. PHL: 0.74525% 		0.74525 Remaining: 90.32907%
Est. PHL: 0.74525%
Transport to market 90.32907 Remaining: 90.32907%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.32907%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 90.32907 Remaining: 90.32907%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.32907%
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

246,401

people, 1.0%

Children 1-3

573,410

children, 24.4%

Pregnant women 19-30

207,556

women, 80.2%

Men 31-50

183,744

men, 7.7%

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