Eritrea, Millet, 2007

Eritrea's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2007 was 4,955 tonnes or 8.4%.

As for nutrition 17 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 21 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 Gash-Barka.

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	35108
2012	35108
2013	35108
2014	35108
2015	35108
2016	35108
2017	35108
2018	35108
2019	35108
2020	35108

Produced	58,708 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.4% / 4,955 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.56062 Production quantity: 58,708 tonnes	8.4 Estimated PHL: 4,955 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	94.5 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	92 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	91.30034 Remaining: 91.30034% Est. PHL: 0.69966%	0.69966 Remaining: 91.30034% Est. PHL: 0.69966%
Transport to market	91.30034 Remaining: 91.30034% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.30034% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	91.30034 Remaining: 91.30034% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.30034% 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

19,220

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

45,156

children, 10.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

16,345

women, 31.2%

Men 31-50

14,470

men, 2.8%

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