Nigeria's estimated postharvest losses in tonnes for millet ranged from 126,171 tonnes in 2011 to 485,771 tonnes in 2010. The estimated loss percentages fluctuated between 9.3% and 10.0%. The largest losses in USD were estimated to have occurred in 2017 with a value of over 194 million USD, equivalent to 0.2% 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 Nigeria, on average the highest quantity of millet production occurs in Sokoto. 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 552,495 people in 2011 to 2,127,164 people in 2010.
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production quantity in tonnes | 3,312,751 tonnes | 1,925,120 tonnes | 1,905,430 tonnes | 1,926,950 tonnes | 3,312,751 tonnes |
| Losses in tonnes | 316,127 tonnes | 188,286 tonnes | 186,345 tonnes | 188,573 tonnes | 316,127 tonnes |
| Loss % | 9.5% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.5% |
| Financial value | > 166 million USD | > 75 million USD | > 94 million USD | > 118 million USD | – |
| % of national agricultural GDP | 0.2% | 0.1% | – | – | – |
| # of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 1,384,302 people | 824,495 people | 815,994 people | 825,752 people | 1,384,302 people |
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