Senegal, Millet, 2010

Senegal's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2010 was 83,848 tonnes or 8.8% which had an estimated value of more than 33 million US dollar, which corresponds to 1.3% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 305 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 366 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 948,319 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.8% / 83,848 tonnes / > 33 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.15829 Production quantity: 948,319 tonnes 8.8 Estimated PHL: 83,848 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 93.94804 Remaining: 93.94804%
Est. PHL: 0.55196%
0.55196 Remaining: 93.94804%
Est. PHL: 0.55196%
Transport from field 91.44804 Remaining: 91.44804%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 91.44804%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 91.0631 Remaining: 91.0631%
Est. PHL: 0.38494%
0.38494 Remaining: 91.0631%
Est. PHL: 0.38494%
Transport to market 90.0631 Remaining: 90.0631%
Est. PHL: 1%
1 Remaining: 90.0631%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 87.4131 Remaining: 87.4131%
Est. PHL: 2.65%
2.65 Remaining: 87.4131%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

366,236

people, 2.2%


Children 1-3

848,051

children, 53.9%


Pregnant women 19-30

306,967

women, 207.7%


Men 31-50

271,751

men, 18.0%

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