Botswana, Sorghum, 2017

Botswana's estimated postharvest losses for sorghum in 2017 was 2,101 tonnes or 8.5%.

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 Harvesting/field drying, Threshing and Shelling, 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 24,749 tonnes
Estimated postharvest losses 8.5% / 2,101 tonnes
Production quantity Estimated postharvest losses
91.51277 Production quantity: 24,749 tonnes 8.5 Estimated PHL: 2,101 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 94.78595 Remaining: 94.78595%
Est. PHL: 5.21405% 		5.21405 Remaining: 94.78595%
Est. PHL: 5.21405%
Threshing and Shelling 91.18595 Remaining: 91.18595%
Est. PHL: 3.6% 		3.6 Remaining: 91.18595%
Est. PHL: 3.6%
Winnowing 91.18595 Remaining: 91.18595%
Est. PHL: 0% 		0 Remaining: 91.18595%
Est. PHL: 0%
Transport from field 89.01928 Remaining: 89.01928%
Est. PHL: 2.16667% 		2.16667 Remaining: 89.01928%
Est. PHL: 2.16667%
Household-level storage 87.29089 Remaining: 87.29089%
Est. PHL: 1.72839% 		1.72839 Remaining: 87.29089%
Est. PHL: 1.72839%
Transport to market 86.29089 Remaining: 86.29089%
Est. PHL: 1% 		1 Remaining: 86.29089%
Est. PHL: 1%
Market storage 84.94569 Remaining: 84.94569%
Est. PHL: 1.3452% 		1.3452 Remaining: 84.94569%
Est. PHL: 1.3452%

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

8,666

people, 0.4%

Children 1-3

21,303

children, 13.6%

Pregnant women 19-30

7,711

women, 49.9%

Men 31-50

6,826

men, 2.1%

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