Nutritional impact: Uganda - Sorghum - 2014


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Uganda Male, 9-13 years, Uganda
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 127,660,109,387 kcal 156,766 0.354 153,065 4.9
Carbohydrate 28,092,756 kg 220,785 0.499 215,573 6.9
Protein 4,255,337 kg 372,070 0.840 426,113 13.7
Fat 1,242,709 kg 49,831 0.113 48,764 1.6
Fibre, total dietary 3,389,206 kg 299,152 0.676 290,262 9.4
Calcium, Ca 5,649 kg 18,746 0.042 14,069 0.453
Iron, Fe 1,544 kg 462,151 1.0 477,973 15.4
Zinc, Zn 301.3 kg 90,645 0.205 84,222 2.7
Folate, total 4.1 kg 43,684 0.099 45,396 1.5
Vitamin A (RAE) 2.3 kg 13,612 0.031 13,911 0.448
Vitamin C - - - - -

Reference data

Total population - Uganda 44,270,565
Total population - Uganda;
Male, 9-13 years
3,102,766

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


Sorghum: production - Uganda, 2014 298,103,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Uganda, 2014 37,657,849 kg

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