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Table 2 Country specific demographic information on the role of maize in food security

From: Maize Lethal Necrosis disease: review of molecular and genetic resistance mechanisms, socio-economic impacts, and mitigation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa

Country

Population (million)a

Projected population (2050)b

Poverty (%)a

Total domestic maize supply (MMT)

Total domestic maize supply (%) for food

Total domestic maize supply (%) for feed

Maize consumption (yearly/kg/capita)c

Calorie intake (kcal/daily/capita)c

Calorie intake from maize and (% share)c

Projected consumption in 2030 (yearly/kg/capita)d

Projected consumption in 2050 (yearly/kg/capita)d

Ethiopia

109.2

205.4

23.5

7.6

56

36

40.8

2285

386 (16.9)

47.1

55.5

Kenya

51.4

91.6

36.1

3.9

99

 > 1

80.3

2139

709 (33.1)

66.5

54.4

Tanzania

56.3

129.4

26.4

5.5

62

22

64.5

2364

577 (24.4)

73

78.6

Uganda

42.7

89.4

21.4

2.6

74

15

49

2152

415 (19.3)

54.9

66

  1. Sources: aWorld Bank [155]. Ethiopia and Kenya poverty level 2015, Uganda 2016 and Tanzania 2018, bWorld Bank [156]; cFAOSAT [157]; dAuthor’s calculation after estimating ARIMA model
  2. Information on maize consumption and calorie intake are reported as triennium average (TE) ending 2017