Nutritional impact: Senegal - Millet - 2015


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Senegal Male, 31-50 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 162,796,782,467 kcal 195,351 1.2 144,952 9.6
Carbohydrate 28,981,405 kg 222,571 1.4 165,150 11.0
Protein 3,935,746 kg 333,488 2.0 233,395 15.5
Fat 2,594,015 kg 101,682 0.624 75,590 5.0
Fibre, total dietary 4,025,195 kg 346,803 2.1 255,999 17.0
Calcium, Ca 6,261 kg 20,663 0.127 21,443 1.4
Iron, Fe 3,399 kg 1,009,928 6.2 1,034,720 68.7
Zinc, Zn 1,266 kg 372,598 2.3 263,501 17.5
Folate, total 13.4 kg 138,230 0.848 114,874 7.6
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, 31-50 years
1,507,072

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, 2015 408,995,000 kg
Millet: losses - Senegal, 2015 44,724,391 kg

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