Processing and Utilization of Sorghum and Maize in Botswana: Current Status and Opportunities

G. P Nthoiwa, T Gombalume and K. K Mokwena Nthoiwa

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013, vol. 3, issue 11, 788-800

Abstract: The study reviews the current sorghum and maize production, processing and utilization in Botswana. Most of the grains produced in Botswana are used for home consumption, while processing of commercial and export commodities are limited both in terms of quantity and extent of processing. The major processing activity by both small scale and large scale firms is grain milling into maize and sorghum flours. There is limited value-added commercial processing. This creates an opportunity for development and marketing of traditional and new value-added products. Opportunities for expanding and diversifying industrial or semi-industrial processing of maize and sorghum beyond grain milling are suggested.

Keywords: Maize; Sorghum; milling; value-added processing; food security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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