Nigeria, Millet, 2018

Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2018 was 316,127 tonnes or 9.5% which had an estimated value of more than 166 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.2% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 1,150 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 1 million 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 Sokoto.

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	1273284
2012	1282614
2013	3312751
2014	1634900
2015	1477260
2016	3312751
2017	3312751
2018	3312751
2019	1925120
2020	1905430

Produced	3,312,751 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	9.5% / 316,127 tonnes / > 166 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
90.45728 Production quantity: 3,312,751 tonnes	9.5 Estimated PHL: 316,127 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	93.39031 Remaining: 93.39031% Est. PHL: 1.10969%	1.10969 Remaining: 93.39031% Est. PHL: 1.10969%
Transport from field	90.89031 Remaining: 90.89031% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 90.89031% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	90.09491 Remaining: 90.09491% Est. PHL: 0.7954%	0.7954 Remaining: 90.09491% Est. PHL: 0.7954%
Transport to market	90.09491 Remaining: 90.09491% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.09491% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	90.09491 Remaining: 90.09491% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.09491% 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

1,384,302

people, 0.7%

Children 1-3

3,197,367

children, 16.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

1,157,344

women, 49.6%

Men 31-50

1,024,571

men, 5.4%

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