Nutritional impact: Gambia - Millet - 2008


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Gambia Male, 9-13 years, Gambia
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 20,193,782,616 kcal 24,533 1.1 24,212 16.8
Carbohydrate 3,594,937 kg 27,952 1.3 27,586 19.2
Protein 488,201 kg 42,052 1.9 48,887 33.9
Fat 321,769 kg 12,767 0.590 12,626 8.8
Fibre, total dietary 499,297 kg 43,582 2.0 42,761 29.7
Calcium, Ca 776.7 kg 2,574 0.119 1,934 1.3
Iron, Fe 421.6 kg 126,269 5.8 130,525 90.6
Zinc, Zn 157.0 kg 46,782 2.2 43,892 30.5
Folate, total 1.7 kg 17,380 0.803 18,239 12.7
Vitamin A (RAE) 0 kg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin C 0 kg 0 0 0 0

Reference data

Total population - Gambia 2,163,775
Total population - Gambia;
Male, 9-13 years
144,038

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


Millet: production - Gambia, 2008 49,730,000 kg
Millet: losses - Gambia, 2008 5,547,742 kg

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