Tanzania, Millet, 2010

Tanzania's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2010 was 38,534 tonnes or 10.7%.

As for nutrition 139 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 168 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 Dodoma.

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 359,192 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.7% / 38,534 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.2719 Production quantity: 359,192 tonnes 10.7 Estimated PHL: 38,534 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 92.36861 Remaining: 92.36861%
Est. PHL: 2.13139% 		2.13139 Remaining: 92.36861%
Est. PHL: 2.13139%
Transport from field 89.86861 Remaining: 89.86861%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.86861%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.7953 Remaining: 88.7953%
Est. PHL: 1.07331% 		1.07331 Remaining: 88.7953%
Est. PHL: 1.07331%
Transport to market 88.7953 Remaining: 88.7953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.7953%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.7953 Remaining: 88.7953%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.7953%
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

153,137

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

351,198

children, 5.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

127,123

women, 29.0%

Men 31-50

112,539

men, 2.1%

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