Ethiopia, Millet, 2017

Ethiopia's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2017 was 110,454 tonnes or 10.9%.

As for nutrition 398 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 469 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 Amara.

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 1,017,749 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.9% / 110,454 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.1472 Production quantity: 1,017,749 tonnes 10.9 Estimated PHL: 110,454 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 92.48156 Remaining: 92.48156%
Est. PHL: 2.01844% 		2.01844 Remaining: 92.48156%
Est. PHL: 2.01844%
Transport from field 89.98156 Remaining: 89.98156%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.98156%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.93888 Remaining: 88.93888%
Est. PHL: 1.04268% 		1.04268 Remaining: 88.93888%
Est. PHL: 1.04268%
Transport to market 87.93888 Remaining: 87.93888%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.93888%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.28888 Remaining: 85.28888%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.28888%
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

426,333

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

1,006,670

children, 10.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

364,382

women, 37.9%

Men 31-50

322,579

men, 3.2%

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