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Commercialization of sorghum milling in Botswana

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Title Commercialization of sorghum milling in Botswana
 
Creator Rohrbach, D D
Mupanda, K
Seleka, T
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description During the past decade, commercial sorghum processing in Botswana has grown rapidly. In 1989, the country had 36 small-scale sorghum mills, most operating on a service basis, i.e. milling grain by the bucket or bag on behalf of
individual consumers. By 1999, the number of small- and medium-scale sorghum mills had increased four-fold. The majority of these mills are now buying grain for processing and sale through local retail shops and supermarkets. The quantity of sorghum being commercially milled has increased from an estimated 17 000 t to 60 000 t over this same period. In consequence, the status of sorghum has changed from being a food security crop largely consumed in rural areas, to a commercial crop competing in the urban food market.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2000
 
Type Article
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1898/1/ISMN41_14-15_2000.pdf
Rohrbach, D D and Mupanda, K and Seleka, T (2000) Commercialization of sorghum milling in Botswana. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 41. pp. 14-15. ISSN 1023-487X