Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2014 was 162,102 tonnes or 9.9% which had an estimated value of more than 91 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.1% of national agricultural GDP.
As for nutrition 590 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 709 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 Yobe.
To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.
| Produced | 1,634,900 tonnes |
|---|---|
| Estimated postharvest losses | 9.9% / 162,102 tonnes / > 91 million USD |
See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes › | USD ›
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.
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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.
709,837
people, 0.4%
1,639,534
children, 8.3%
593,458
women, 25.4%
525,375
men, 2.8%
See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›