Senegal, Millet, 2005

Senegal's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2005 was 64,913 tonnes or 8.7%.

As for nutrition 236 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 283 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, Market storage, and then Transport from field. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Kaffrine.

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 615655
2012 480762
2013 662615
2014 564846
2015 408995
2016 749873
2017 698642
2018 940549
2019 827620
2020 751306
Produced 743,603 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.7% / 64,913 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.27043 Production quantity: 743,603 tonnes 8.7 Estimated PHL: 64,913 tonnes

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

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 94.01103 Remaining: 94.01103%
Est. PHL: 0.48897% 		0.48897 Remaining: 94.01103%
Est. PHL: 0.48897%
Transport from field 91.51103 Remaining: 91.51103%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 91.51103%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 91.13833 Remaining: 91.13833%
Est. PHL: 0.3727% 		0.3727 Remaining: 91.13833%
Est. PHL: 0.3727%
Transport to market 90.13833 Remaining: 90.13833%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 90.13833%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 87.48833 Remaining: 87.48833%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 87.48833%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

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

283,534

people, 1.7%

Children 1-3

656,546

children, 41.7%

Pregnant women 19-30

237,649

women, 160.8%

Men 31-50

210,385

men, 14.0%

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