Nutritional impact: Burkina Faso - Millet - 2014


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Burkina Faso All people, 1-3 years, Burkina Faso
Number of people's
annual nutritional requirements lost
% of population
nutritional requirements lost
Number of people
in focal group’s annual nutrient requirements lost
% of focal group population’s
annual nutritional requirements lost
Energy 370,497,084,088 kcal 448,503 2.3 1,029,473 51.3
Carbohydrate 65,956,624 kg 510,998 2.6 1,172,921 58.5
Protein 8,957,072 kg 768,119 3.9 2,350,567 117.2
Fat 5,903,525 kg 233,409 1.2 536,848 26.8
Fibre, total dietary 9,160,642 kg 796,614 4.0 1,818,143 90.7
Calcium, Ca 14,250 kg 47,081 0.238 78,082 3.9
Iron, Fe 7,736 kg 2,296,304 11.6 4,709,682 234.8
Zinc, Zn 2,881 kg 853,975 4.3 2,254,805 112.4
Folate, total 30.5 kg 317,218 1.6 697,157 34.8
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Burkina Faso 19,751,657
Total population - Burkina Faso;
All people, 1-3 years
2,005,630

2018 population estimates; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision, DVD Edition.


Millet: production - Burkina Faso, 2014 972,539,000 kg
Millet: losses - Burkina Faso, 2014 101,784,913 kg

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