Nutritional impact: Tanzania - Millet - 2009


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Tanzania Male, 9-13 years, Tanzania
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 143,090,197,690 kcal 173,368 0.293 171,566 4.4
Carbohydrate 33,242,296 kg 257,769 0.436 255,089 6.5
Protein 2,879,254 kg 247,138 0.418 288,318 7.4
Fat 567,126 kg 22,442 0.038 22,254 0.568
Fibre, total dietary 5,845,758 kg 508,793 0.861 500,649 12.8
Calcium, Ca 119,969 kg 396,706 0.671 298,802 7.6
Iron, Fe 1,178 kg 352,445 0.596 364,639 9.3
Zinc, Zn 523.5 kg 155,467 0.263 146,352 3.7
Folate, total 4.4 kg 45,417 0.077 47,808 1.2
Vitamin A (RAE) 2.2 kg 12,975 0.022 13,429 0.343
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Tanzania 59,091,396
Total population - Tanzania;
Male, 9-13 years
3,915,106

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


Millet: production - Tanzania, 2009 406,867,000 kg
Millet: losses - Tanzania, 2009 43,625,060 kg

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