Botswana, Sorghum, 2012

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2012 was 1,733 tonnes or 7.1%.

As for nutrition 6 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 7 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 Transport from field. 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 24,397 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 7.1% / 1,733 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
92.89517 Production quantity: 24,397 tonnes 7.1 Estimated PHL: 1,733 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 96.69909 Remaining: 96.69909%
Est. PHL: 3.30091% 		3.30091 Remaining: 96.69909%
Est. PHL: 3.30091%
Threshing and Shelling 93.09909 Remaining: 93.09909%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 93.09909%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 93.09909 Remaining: 93.09909%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 93.09909%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 90.93242 Remaining: 90.93242%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 90.93242%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 89.55447 Remaining: 89.55447%
Est. PHL: 1.37795% 		1.37795 Remaining: 89.55447%
Est. PHL: 1.37795%
Transport to market 88.55447 Remaining: 88.55447%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 88.55447%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 87.084 Remaining: 87.084%
Est. PHL: 1.47047% 		1.47047 Remaining: 87.084%
Est. PHL: 1.47047%

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

7,151

people, 0.3%

Children 1-3

17,580

children, 11.3%

Pregnant women 19-30

6,363

women, 41.2%

Men 31-50

5,633

men, 1.8%

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