Kenya's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for millet ranged from 4,779 tonnes in 2008 to 20,085 tonnes in 2020. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 12.4% and 21.0%.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest millet loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Kenya, on average the highest quantity of millet production occurs in Eastern. Regarding nutritional losses, the number of people whose annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements could have been met with the estimated millet lost postharvest ranged from 20,299 people in 2008 to 85,322 people in 2020.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 86,079 tonnes | 146,871 tonnes | 155,907 tonnes | 86,079 tonnes | 86,079 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 10,971 tonnes | 18,620 tonnes | 20,085 tonnes | 10,971 tonnes | 10,971 tonnes |
| Loss % | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Financial value | – | – | – | – | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 42,343 people | 71,867 people | 77,522 people | 42,343 people | 42,343 people |
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