Tanzania, Millet, 2005

Tanzania's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2005 was 28,371 tonnes or 10.8%.

As for nutrition 102 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 124 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 Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Rukwa.

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 363176
2012 321264
2013 296376
2014 296376
2015 296376
2016 296376
2017 296376
2018 296376
2019 296376
2020 296376
Produced 263,410 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.8% / 28,371 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.2292 Production quantity: 263,410 tonnes 10.8 Estimated PHL: 28,371 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 92.33175 Remaining: 92.33175%
Est. PHL: 2.16825% 		2.16825 Remaining: 92.33175%
Est. PHL: 2.16825%
Transport from field 89.83175 Remaining: 89.83175%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.83175%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.74831 Remaining: 88.74831%
Est. PHL: 1.08344% 		1.08344 Remaining: 88.74831%
Est. PHL: 1.08344%
Transport to market 88.74831 Remaining: 88.74831%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.74831%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.74831 Remaining: 88.74831%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.74831%
Est. PHL: 0%

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

112,749

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

258,574

children, 4.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

93,596

women, 21.3%

Men 31-50

82,858

men, 1.6%

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