Tanzania, Millet, 2021

Tanzania's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2021 was 31,897 tonnes or 10.8%.

As for nutrition 115 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 139 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 296,376 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 10.8% / 31,897 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
89.2376 Production quantity: 296,376 tonnes 10.8 Estimated PHL: 31,897 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 92.339 Remaining: 92.339%
Est. PHL: 2.161% 		2.161 Remaining: 92.339%
Est. PHL: 2.161%
Transport from field 89.839 Remaining: 89.839%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.839%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.75755 Remaining: 88.75755%
Est. PHL: 1.08145% 		1.08145 Remaining: 88.75755%
Est. PHL: 1.08145%
Transport to market 88.75755 Remaining: 88.75755%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.75755%
Est. PHL: 0%
Market storage 88.75755 Remaining: 88.75755%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 88.75755%
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

126,761

people, 0.2%

Children 1-3

290,708

children, 4.8%

Pregnant women 19-30

105,227

women, 24.0%

Men 31-50

93,155

men, 1.8%

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