Kenya, Millet, 2008

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2008 was 4,779 tonnes or 12.4%.

As for nutrition 17 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 20 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 Nyanza.

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	69674
2012	74916
2013	86079
2014	86079
2015	86079
2016	86079
2017	86079
2018	86079
2019	146871
2020	155907

Produced	38,423 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	12.4% / 4,779 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
87.563 Production quantity: 38,423 tonnes	12.4 Estimated PHL: 4,779 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	92.41922 Remaining: 92.41922% Est. PHL: 2.08078%	2.08078 Remaining: 92.41922% Est. PHL: 2.08078%
Transport from field	89.91922 Remaining: 89.91922% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 89.91922% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	89.34258 Remaining: 89.34258% Est. PHL: 0.57664%	0.57664 Remaining: 89.34258% Est. PHL: 0.57664%
Transport to market	88.34258 Remaining: 88.34258% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 88.34258% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	85.69258 Remaining: 85.69258% Est. PHL: 2.65%	2.65 Remaining: 85.69258% 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

18,444

people, 0.0%

Children 1-3

43,552

children, 1.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

15,765

women, 5.3%

Men 31-50

13,956

men, 0.3%

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