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. 2018 Mar 23;13(3):e0193766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193766

Table 1. Mean macronutrient availability in baseline and potential waste and yield scenarios in 2030.

Scenario Mean caloric availability; kcalpppd (percentage of population below average requirement) Mean digestible protein availability; gpppd (percentage of population below average requirement) Mean fat availability; gpppd
(percentage of population below average requirement)
Recommended Daily Intake (RDA) 2269 50
2011 Baseline Scenario 2039 (66%) 48 (56%) 49
2030 Baseline Scenario 1665 (89%) 39 (83%) 40
Scenario 1
(halving food losses)
1754 (84%) 42 (75%) 43
Scenario 2
(achieving 50% AY)
1675 (88%) 40 (81%) 41
Scenario 3
(achieving 75% AY)
1831 (80%) 42 (75%) 46

Average macronutrient availability in baseline and projected scenarios to 2030, relative to average population requirements. Scenario 1 is based on the assumption of halving food losses across the supply chain; and scenarios 2 and 3 achieving 50% and 75% of attainable yields across all crops, respectively. The percentage of the population which would fall below average requirements based on dietary distribution data is reported in brackets.