Chad, Millet, 2009

Chad's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2009 was 48,433 tonnes or 8.6% which had an estimated value of more than 26 million US dollar, which corresponds to 0.6% of national agricultural GDP.

As for nutrition 176 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 215 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 Ouaddaï.

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 759942
2012 363876
2013 561912
2014 561912
2015 561912
2016 561912
2017 561912
2018 561912
2019 561912
2020 561912
Produced 561,912 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.6% / 48,433 tonnes / > 26 million USD
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.3807 Production quantity: 561,912 tonnes 8.6 Estimated PHL: 48,433 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 94.00926 Remaining: 94.00926%
Est. PHL: 0.49074%
0.49074 Remaining: 94.00926%
Est. PHL: 0.49074%
Transport from field 91.50926 Remaining: 91.50926%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
2.5 Remaining: 91.50926%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 91.10321 Remaining: 91.10321%
Est. PHL: 0.40605%
0.40605 Remaining: 91.10321%
Est. PHL: 0.40605%
Transport to market 91.10321 Remaining: 91.10321%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 91.10321%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 91.10321 Remaining: 91.10321%
Est. PHL: 0%
0 Remaining: 91.10321%
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

215,636

people, %


Children 1-3

489,860

children, 29.4%


Pregnant women 19-30

177,313

women, 86.1%


Men 31-50

156,972

men, 12.5%

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