Kenya, Millet, 2015

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2015 was 10,971 tonnes or 12.7%.

As for nutrition 39 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 46 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 Eastern.

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 86,079 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.7% / 10,971 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.2551 Production quantity: 86,079 tonnes 12.7 Estimated PHL: 10,971 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 92.1839 Remaining: 92.1839%
Est. PHL: 2.3161%
2.3161 Remaining: 92.1839%
Est. PHL: 2.3161%
Transport from field 89.6839 Remaining: 89.6839%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 89.6839%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 89.09609 Remaining: 89.09609%
Est. PHL: 0.58781%
0.58781 Remaining: 89.09609%
Est. PHL: 0.58781%
Transport to market 88.09609 Remaining: 88.09609%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 88.09609%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.44609 Remaining: 85.44609%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 85.44609%
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

42,343

people, 0.1%


Children 1-3

99,986

children, 2.3%


Pregnant women 19-30

36,192

women, 12.3%


Men 31-50

32,040

men, 0.6%

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