Mali, Millet, 2006

Mali's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2006 was 111,300 tonnes or 8.6% which had an estimated value of more than 28 million US dollar, which corresponds to 1.4% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 405 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 497 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, Transport from field, and then Threshing and Shelling. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Mopti.

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	1391760
2012	1772993
2013	1153049
2014	1715762
2015	1327070
2016	1807276
2017	1176790
2018	1841038
2019	1327070
2020	1327070

Produced	1,301,740 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.6% / 111,300 tonnes / > 28 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.44988 Production quantity: 1,301,740 tonnes	8.6 Estimated PHL: 111,300 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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	94.00546 Remaining: 94.00546% Est. PHL: 0.49454%	0.49454 Remaining: 94.00546% Est. PHL: 0.49454%
Transport from field	91.50546 Remaining: 91.50546% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 91.50546% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	91.17862 Remaining: 91.17862% Est. PHL: 0.32684%	0.32684 Remaining: 91.17862% Est. PHL: 0.32684%
Transport to market	91.17862 Remaining: 91.17862% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.17862% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	91.17862 Remaining: 91.17862% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 91.17862% Est. PHL: 0%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›

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

497,275

people, 2.6%

Children 1-3

1,125,714

children, 54.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

407,472

women, 229.3%

Men 31-50

360,726

men, 22.1%

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