Ethiopia, Millet, 2009

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2009 was 107,312 tonnes or 11.2%.

As for nutrition 387 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 455 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, Market storage, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Benshangul-Gumaz.

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 635082
2012 652767
2013 742859
2014 848959
2015 915314
2016 940246
2017 1017749
2018 1030807
2019 765157
2020 765157
Produced 960,255 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.2% / 107,312 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.8246 Production quantity: 960,255 tonnes 11.2 Estimated PHL: 107,312 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 92.27128 Remaining: 92.27128%
Est. PHL: 2.22872% 		2.22872 Remaining: 92.27128%
Est. PHL: 2.22872%
Transport from field 89.77128 Remaining: 89.77128%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.77128%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.66918 Remaining: 88.66918%
Est. PHL: 1.1021% 		1.1021 Remaining: 88.66918%
Est. PHL: 1.1021%
Transport to market 87.66918 Remaining: 87.66918%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.66918%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.01918 Remaining: 85.01918%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.01918%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

414,205

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

978,034

children, 10.5%

Pregnant women 19-30

354,017

women, 36.9%

Men 31-50

313,403

men, 3.1%

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