Uganda, Millet, 2011

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2011 was 65,101 tonnes or 19.1%.

As for nutrition 235 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 288 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 341,494 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 19.1% / 65,101 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
80.9363 Production quantity: 341,494 tonnes 19.1 Estimated PHL: 65,101 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 89.2146 Remaining: 89.2146%
Est. PHL: 10.7854% 		10.7854 Remaining: 89.2146%
Est. PHL: 10.7854%
Threshing and Shelling 87.2146 Remaining: 87.2146%
Est. PHL: 2% 		2 Remaining: 87.2146%
Est. PHL: 2%
Winnowing 84.7146 Remaining: 84.7146%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 84.7146%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 82.2146 Remaining: 82.2146%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 82.2146%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 81.6271 Remaining: 81.6271%
Est. PHL: 0.5875% 		0.5875 Remaining: 81.6271%
Est. PHL: 0.5875%
Transport to market 80.6271 Remaining: 80.6271%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 80.6271%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 77.9771 Remaining: 77.9771%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 77.9771%
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

262,217

people, 0.6%

Children 1-3

593,328

children, 12.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

214,766

women, 56.9%

Men 31-50

190,127

men, 5.2%

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