Table 5.
Nutrition status in the sweetpotato market segments.
| Sub-region | East Africa | Southern Africa | West Africa Tropical | West Africa Savannah and Sahel | LAC (P3) | Central Asia | South Asia | SE Asia P5 |
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| Market Segment and pipelines (P#) | WFSP | OFSP | PFSP | P1 | WFSP | OFSP | PFSP | P2 | WFSP | OFSP | WFSP | OFSP | PW† | OFSP | OFSP | OFSP | P4 | PFSP |
| Stunted children * | 18.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 43.1 | 43.7 | 12.6 |
| Stunted children (%) | 35.7 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 27 | 27 | 27.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 29.8 | 23.1 | 28.0 |
| VAS coverage (%) | 60.8 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 54 | 54 | 58.4 | 20.3 | 91.3 | 69.4 | 74.9 | 29 |
| Women Anemia* | 23.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 28.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 15.2 | 2.3 | 22.5 | 2.7 | 42.7 | 12.4 | 3 | 208.9 | 211.9 | 30.7 |
| Women anemia (%) | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 35.4 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 48 | 48 | 49.3 | 28.1 | 29.9 | 43.8 | 38.2 | 21.2 |
| # Undernourished* | 69.7 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 86.3 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 1 | 24.4 | 14.6 | 2.1 | 24.8 | 3.2 | 44.7 | 4.1 | – | 228.6 | 228.6 | 34.2 |
| % Undernourished | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 27.8 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 7.5 |
| Invested dollars per undernourished person | 7.4 | 37.5 | – | 23.9 | 2.2 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||
*Values are provided in millions. Columns with labels P# (e.g., P1, P2…) present data at pipeline levels. Some pipelines have one market segment e.g., P3 and P5. The other pipelines (P1, P2, P4 and PW) cover multiple market segments presented in the preceding columns within the region(s).
†West Africa sweetpotato pipeline (PW) did not receive funding in 2020.