Botswana, Sorghum, 2010

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2010 was 2,146 tonnes or 6.5%.

As for nutrition 7 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 8 thousand people, in terms of annual nutritional dietary energy requirements. In the value chain, the majority of the loss is estimated to be happening at Threshing and Shelling, Harvesting/field drying, and then Household-level storage. Highest estimated postharvest maize losses in tonnes were estimated to occur in Chobe.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses

  • Production quantity (tonnes)
  • Estimated postharvest losses (tonnes)
2011–2021
2011 32999
2012 24397
2013 10263
2014 33092
2015 35524
2016 25051
2017 24749
2018 25051
2019 19608
2020 25051
Produced 33,174 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 6.5% / 2,146 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
93.53087 Production quantity: 33,174 tonnes 6.5 Estimated PHL: 2,146 tonnes

See full postharvest losses data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Value chain

Production quantity and estimated postharvest losses in % per value chain step. Please note that once loss has occurred at harvesting, the percentage loss in the next stage is a percentage of what remained, not of the original amount.

  • Estimated % of crop left
  • Estimated % of crop lost
Amount remaining(%) Estimated postharvest loss(%)
Production 100 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 100%
Est. PHL: 0%
Harvesting/field drying 96.81973 Remaining: 96.81973%
Est. PHL: 3.18027% 		3.18027 Remaining: 96.81973%
Est. PHL: 3.18027%
Threshing and Shelling 93.21973 Remaining: 93.21973%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 93.21973%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 93.21973 Remaining: 93.21973%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 93.21973%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 91.05306 Remaining: 91.05306%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 91.05306%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 88.69215 Remaining: 88.69215%
Est. PHL: 2.36091% 		2.36091 Remaining: 88.69215%
Est. PHL: 2.36091%
Transport to market 87.69215 Remaining: 87.69215%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 87.69215%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 86.29437 Remaining: 86.29437%
Est. PHL: 1.39778% 		1.39778 Remaining: 86.29437%
Est. PHL: 1.39778%

See full value chain data table with estimated losses in percentage › | tonnes ›

Nutrition

Number of people whose annual dietary requirements (in terms of energy, kcal) could have been met by consuming the sorghum that was lost postharvest, and what % of the focal group of the population this number equates to.

Total number

8,854

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

21,765

children, 13.9%

Pregnant women 19-30

7,878

women, 50.9%

Men 31-50

6,975

men, 2.2%

See full nutritional impact data for Children 1–3 › | Pregnant women 19–30 › | Men 31–50 ›