Botswana, Sorghum, 2013

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2013 was 797 tonnes or 7.8%.

As for nutrition 2 billion kcal were lost, which is the equivalent of more than 3 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	10,263 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses	7.8% / 797 tonnes

Production quantity	Estimated postharvest losses
92.23176 Production quantity: 10,263 tonnes	7.8 Estimated PHL: 797 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	96.47707 Remaining: 96.47707% Est. PHL: 3.52293%	3.52293 Remaining: 96.47707% Est. PHL: 3.52293%
Threshing and Shelling	92.87707 Remaining: 92.87707% Est. PHL: 3.6%	3.6 Remaining: 92.87707% Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing	92.87707 Remaining: 92.87707% Est. PHL: 0%	0 Remaining: 92.87707% Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field	90.7104 Remaining: 90.7104% Est. PHL: 2.16667%	2.16667 Remaining: 90.7104% Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage	89.36377 Remaining: 89.36377% Est. PHL: 1.34663%	1.34663 Remaining: 89.36377% Est. PHL: 1.34663%
Transport to market	88.36377 Remaining: 88.36377% Est. PHL: 1%	1 Remaining: 88.36377% Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage	86.94303 Remaining: 86.94303% Est. PHL: 1.42074%	1.42074 Remaining: 86.94303% Est. PHL: 1.42074%

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

3,289

people, 0.1%

Children 1-3

8,086

children, 5.2%

Pregnant women 19-30

2,927

women, 18.9%

Men 31-50

2,591

men, 0.8%

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