Nutritional impact: Uganda - Sorghum - 2016


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 169,901,916,008 kcal 208,638 0.471 203,713 6.6
Carbohydrate 37,388,445 kg 293,841 0.664 286,905 9.2
Protein 5,663,397 kg 495,185 1.1 567,111 18.3
Fat 1,653,912 kg 66,319 0.150 64,900 2.1
Fibre, total dietary 4,510,670 kg 398,139 0.899 386,308 12.5
Calcium, Ca 7,518 kg 24,949 0.056 18,724 0.603
Iron, Fe 2,055 kg 615,074 1.4 636,131 20.5
Zinc, Zn 400.9 kg 120,639 0.273 112,091 3.6
Folate, total 5.5 kg 58,139 0.131 60,417 1.9
Vitamin A (RAE) 3.0 kg 18,117 0.041 18,514 0.597
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, 2016 397,066,000 kg
Sorghum: losses - Uganda, 2016 50,118,559 kg

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