Cameroon, Millet, 2018

Cameroon's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2018 was 115,235 tonnes or 9.3%.

As for nutrition 419 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 500 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 1,236,803 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.3% / 115,235 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.68283 Production quantity: 1,236,803 tonnes 9.3 Estimated PHL: 115,235 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 93.58121 Remaining: 93.58121%
Est. PHL: 0.91879% 		0.91879 Remaining: 93.58121%
Est. PHL: 0.91879%
Transport from field 91.08121 Remaining: 91.08121%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 91.08121%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.33873 Remaining: 90.33873%
Est. PHL: 0.74248% 		0.74248 Remaining: 90.33873%
Est. PHL: 0.74248%
Transport to market 90.33873 Remaining: 90.33873%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.33873%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 90.33873 Remaining: 90.33873%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.33873%
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

500,833

people, 2.0%

Children 1-3

1,165,511

children, 49.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

421,877

women, 163.1%

Men 31-50

373,479

men, 15.6%

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