Cameroon, Millet, 2019

Cameroon's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2019 was 87,813 tonnes or 9.2%.

As for nutrition 319 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 381 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 950,389 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 9.2% / 87,813 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
90.76035 Production quantity: 950,389 tonnes 9.2 Estimated PHL: 87,813 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 93.64697 Remaining: 93.64697%
Est. PHL: 0.85303% 		0.85303 Remaining: 93.64697%
Est. PHL: 0.85303%
Transport from field 91.14697 Remaining: 91.14697%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 91.14697%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 90.4227 Remaining: 90.4227%
Est. PHL: 0.72427% 		0.72427 Remaining: 90.4227%
Est. PHL: 0.72427%
Transport to market 90.4227 Remaining: 90.4227%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.4227%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 90.4227 Remaining: 90.4227%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 90.4227%
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

381,650

people, 1.5%

Children 1-3

888,154

children, 37.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

321,483

women, 124.3%

Men 31-50

284,602

men, 11.9%

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