Nutritional impact: Senegal - Millet - 2013


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 206,767,769,683 kcal 248,115 1.5 247,916 23.7
Carbohydrate 36,809,207 kg 282,687 1.7 282,460 27.0
Protein 4,998,781 kg 423,562 2.6 500,559 47.9
Fat 3,294,651 kg 129,146 0.793 129,283 12.4
Fibre, total dietary 5,112,390 kg 440,474 2.7 437,841 41.9
Calcium, Ca 7,953 kg 26,244 0.161 19,807 1.9
Iron, Fe 4,317 kg 1,282,707 7.9 1,336,469 127.8
Zinc, Zn 1,608 kg 473,235 2.9 449,416 43.0
Folate, total 17.0 kg 175,566 1.1 186,754 17.9
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, 2013 662,615,000 kg
Millet: losses - Senegal, 2013 56,804,332 kg

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