Nutritional impact: Gambia - Millet - 2008


Quantity lost postharvest Total population, Gambia All people, 1-3 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 56,111 25.0
Carbohydrate 3,594,937 kg 27,952 1.3 63,930 28.5
Protein 488,201 kg 42,052 1.9 128,117 57.0
Fat 321,769 kg 12,767 0.590 29,261 13.0
Fibre, total dietary 499,297 kg 43,582 2.0 99,097 44.1
Calcium, Ca 776.7 kg 2,574 0.119 4,256 1.9
Iron, Fe 421.6 kg 126,269 5.8 256,699 114.3
Zinc, Zn 157.0 kg 46,782 2.2 122,897 54.7
Folate, total 1.7 kg 17,380 0.803 37,998 16.9
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;
All people, 1-3 years
224,650

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

Data version 2.19.3