Uganda, Millet, 2021

Uganda's estimated postharvest losses for millet in 2021 was 44,143 tonnes or 12.3%.

As for nutrition 159 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 195 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 Eastern.

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 359,081 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 12.3% / 44,143 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
87.7067 Production quantity: 359,081 tonnes 12.3 Estimated PHL: 44,143 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 Remaining: 92%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 92%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Transport from field 89.5 Remaining: 89.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5% 		2.5 Remaining: 89.5%
Est. PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage 88.9125 Remaining: 88.9125%
Est. PHL: 0.5875% 		0.5875 Remaining: 88.9125%
Est. PHL: 0.5875%
Transport to market 87.9125 Remaining: 87.9125%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.9125%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 85.2625 Remaining: 85.2625%
Est. PHL: 2.65% 		2.65 Remaining: 85.2625%
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

177,800

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

402,315

children, 8.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

145,625

women, 38.6%

Men 31-50

128,919

men, 3.5%

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