Kenya, Millet, 2020

Kenya's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2020 was 20,085 tonnes or 12.9%.

As for nutrition 72 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 85 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 155,907 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.9% / 20,085 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.117 Production quantity: 155,907 tonnes 12.9 Estimated PHL: 20,085 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 92.06037 Remaining: 92.06037%
Est. PHL: 2.43963% 		2.43963 Remaining: 92.06037%
Est. PHL: 2.43963%
Transport from field 89.56037 Remaining: 89.56037%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.56037%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.99462 Remaining: 88.99462%
Est. PHL: 0.56575% 		0.56575 Remaining: 88.99462%
Est. PHL: 0.56575%
Transport to market 87.99462 Remaining: 87.99462%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.99462%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.34462 Remaining: 85.34462%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.34462%
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

77,522

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

183,057

children, 4.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

66,261

women, 22.5%

Men 31-50

58,659

men, 1.1%

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