Sudan, Millet, 2013

Sudan's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2013 was 31,645 tonnes or 8.8% which had an estimated value of more than 18 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.1% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 114 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 134 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 Darfur.

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	1497410
2012	1497410
2013	358000
2014	1085000
2015	1497410
2016	1457000
2017	879000
2018	2647000
2019	2687000
2020	1918000

Produced	358,000 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	8.8% / 31,645 tonnes / > 18 million USD

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
91.16075 Production quantity: 358,000 tonnes	8.8 Estimated PHL: 31,645 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	94.5 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 94.5% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	92 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%	2.5 Remaining: 92% Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage	90.86667 Remaining: 90.86667% Est. PHL: 1.13333%	1.13333 Remaining: 90.86667% Est. PHL: 1.13333%
Transport to market	90.86667 Remaining: 90.86667% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.86667% Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage	90.86667 Remaining: 90.86667% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 90.86667% 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

122,484

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

288,405

children, 7.9%

Pregnant women 19-30

104,393

women, 22.6%

Men 31-50

92,417

men, 2.3%

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