Sudan, Millet, 2015

Sudan's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2015 was 132,360 tonnes or 8.8% which had an estimated value of more than 87 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.4% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 477 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 563 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 1,497,410 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.8% / 132,360 tonnes / > 87 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.16075 Production quantity: 1,497,410 tonnes 8.8 Estimated PHL: 132,360 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

512,313

people, 1.2%

Children 1-3

1,206,313

children, 33.0%

Pregnant women 19-30

436,646

women, 94.4%

Men 31-50

386,553

men, 9.8%

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