Nutritional impact: Senegal - Millet - 2011


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Senegal Male, 9-13 years, Senegal
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 194,773,988,836 kcal 233,722 1.4 233,535 22.3
Carbohydrate 34,674,051 kg 266,289 1.6 266,076 25.4
Protein 4,708,822 kg 398,993 2.4 471,523 45.1
Fat 3,103,542 kg 121,654 0.747 121,783 11.6
Fibre, total dietary 4,815,840 kg 414,924 2.5 412,444 39.4
Calcium, Ca 7,491 kg 24,721 0.152 18,658 1.8
Iron, Fe 4,067 kg 1,208,303 7.4 1,258,946 120.4
Zinc, Zn 1,514 kg 445,785 2.7 423,348 40.5
Folate, total 16.1 kg 165,382 1.0 175,921 16.8
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Senegal 16,294,278
Total population - Senegal;
Male, 9-13 years
1,045,906

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


Millet: production - Senegal, 2011 615,655,000 kg
Millet: losses - Senegal, 2011 53,509,338 kg

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