In 2021, Botswana's annual estimated postharvest losses were 1,659 tonnes for sorghum, 2,685 tonnes for maize, 136 tonnes for millet. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 15.5% for maize and 6.6% for sorghum.
Within the value chain the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at threshing and Shelling for sorghum, at harvesting/field drying for maize, at harvesting/field drying for millet. Within Botswana, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for sorghum in Chobe, for maize in Southern, for millet in Central. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated maize grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 10,533 people.
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Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.
Sorghum | Maize | Millet | |
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Production quantity in tonnes | 25,051 tonnes | 17,377 tonnes | 1,724 tonnes |
Loss % | 6.6% | 15.5% | 7.9% |
Losses in tonnes | 1,659 tonnes | 2,685 tonnes | 136 tonnes |
Financial value | – | – | – |
% of national agricultural GDP | – | – | – |
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop | 6,843 people | 10,533 people | – |
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