Senegal, Fonio, 2018

Senegal's estimated postharvest losses for fonio in 2018 was 502 tonnes or 11.9%.

In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, and then Market storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Sédhiou.

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 3609
2012 1923
2013 1598
2014 1588
2015 2360
2016 3228
2017 3757
2018 4214
2019 3921
2020 3609
Produced 4,214 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 11.9% / 502 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
88.0868 Production quantity: 4,214 tonnes 11.9 Estimated PHL: 502 tonnes

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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 93 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 3.5% 		3.5 Remaining: 93%
Est. PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing 90.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 90.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 88 Remaining: 88%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 88%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 87.71668 Remaining: 87.71668%
Est. PHL: 0.28332% 		0.28332 Remaining: 87.71668%
Est. PHL: 0.28332%
Transport to market 86.71668 Remaining: 86.71668%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 86.71668%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.06668 Remaining: 84.06668%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 84.06668%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›