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Table 5 Mean energy and nutrients required by the households compared with energy and nutrients supplied by agricultural produce

From: Recommended daily allowance-based contribution of household’s own agricultural production to food and nutrition security in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda

District

Mean energy and nutrients

Energy1(Kcal/d)

Energy2(Kcal/d)

Protein1(g/d)

Protein2(g/d)

Iron1(mg/d)

Iron2(mg/d)

Zinc1(mg/d)

Zinc2(mg/d)

Abim (n = 152)

12,518.5 ± 6070.1

6643.8 ± 4975.9

255.5 ± 119.1

259.7 ± 198.3

40.2 ± 19.5

85.1 ± 59.2

42.9 ± 19.7

41.3 ± 31.2

Kaabong (n = 171)

18,193.5 ± 12,856.1

4639.8 ± 3115.1

365.2 ± 250.4

160.4 ± 111.3

56.6 ± 38.0

51.4 ± 33.8

61.2 ± 41.2

26.4 ± 18.4

Moroto (n = 104)

16,203.7 ± 9843.8

1493.8 ± 1597.9

328.7 ± 190.2

55.0 ± 55.7

51.1 ± 29.8

19.4 ± 19.9

55.0 ± 31.7

8.7 ± 9.0

Amudat (n = 93)

15,134.9 ± 9341.0

2568.6 ± 2597.4

319.4 ± 202.7

82.3 ± 87.0

49.6 ± 28.5

25.3 ± 27.4

50.8 ± 28.2

16.2 ± 16.5

Overall (N = 520)

15,589.7 ± 10,230.6

4226.0 ± 3980.1

317.6 ± 202.6

154.4 ± 153.7

49.5 ± 30.8

50.2 ± 47.6

52.7 ± 32.6

25.4 ± 24.5

  1. 1 Total household energy and nutrients required; 2 total household energy and nutrients supplied through agricultural production