Uganda, Millet, 2009

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2009 was 43,515 tonnes or 15.7%.

As for nutrition 157 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 192 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 Winnowing. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Northern.

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 341494
2012 325103
2013 302576
2014 314527
2015 314523
2016 309892
2017 193459
2018 141980
2019 72661
2020 359081
Produced 276,928 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 15.7% / 43,515 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
84.2865 Production quantity: 276,928 tonnes 15.7 Estimated PHL: 43,515 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 92.86829 Remaining: 92.86829%
Est. PHL: 7.13171% 		7.13171 Remaining: 92.86829%
Est. PHL: 7.13171%
Threshing and Shelling 90.86829 Remaining: 90.86829%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 90.86829%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 88.36829 Remaining: 88.36829%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 88.36829%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 85.86829 Remaining: 85.86829%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 85.86829%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 85.28079 Remaining: 85.28079%
Est. PHL: 0.5875% 		0.5875 Remaining: 85.28079%
Est. PHL: 0.5875%
Transport to market 84.28079 Remaining: 84.28079%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 84.28079%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 81.63079 Remaining: 81.63079%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 81.63079%
Est. PHL: 2.65%

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

175,270

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

396,591

children, 8.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

143,553

women, 38.0%

Men 31-50

127,085

men, 3.5%

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