Nutritional impact: Eritrea - Millet - 2011


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Eritrea Male, 9-13 years, Eritrea
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 9,751,170,897 kcal 11,533 0.222 11,692 3.4
Carbohydrate 2,265,363 kg 17,147 0.331 17,384 5.0
Protein 196,213 kg 16,337 0.315 19,648 5.6
Fat 38,648 kg 1,493 0.029 1,517 0.435
Fibre, total dietary 398,371 kg 33,810 0.652 34,118 9.8
Calcium, Ca 8,176 kg 26,737 0.515 20,362 5.8
Iron, Fe 80.3 kg 23,557 0.454 24,849 7.1
Zinc, Zn 35.7 kg 10,324 0.199 9,973 2.9
Folate, total 0.297 kg 3,022 0.058 3,258 0.934
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.149 kg 865.5 0.017 915.2 0.262
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Eritrea 5,187,947
Total population - Eritrea;
Male, 9-13 years
348,818

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


Millet: production - Eritrea, 2011 35,108,000 kg
Millet: losses - Eritrea, 2011 2,972,918 kg

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