Niger's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for millet ranged from 230,071 tonnes in 2009 to 334,060 tonnes in 2016. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 8.6% and 8.6%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2012 with a value of over 163 million USD, equivalent to 5.1% of national agricultural GDP.
Within the value chain, the majority of the postharvest millet loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying. In Niger, on average the highest quantity of millet production occurs in Maradi. 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 1,047,549 people in 2009 to 1,521,029 people in 2016.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 3,856,344 tonnes | 3,270,453 tonnes | 3,510,472 tonnes | 3,432,465 tonnes | 3,432,465 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 333,027 tonnes | 282,452 tonnes | 302,637 tonnes | 295,626 tonnes | 295,626 tonnes |
| Loss % | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Financial value | > 138 million USD | > 93 million USD | > 121 million USD | > 135 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 2.8% | 1.9% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,516,328 people | 1,286,050 people | 1,377,955 people | 1,346,035 people | 1,346,035 people |
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