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| Title: | Consumer Preferences and Utilisation of Sorghum and Millet in Rural Areas of Botswana |
| Authors: | Ohiokphehai, O. Botsalo, S.B. Mpotokwane, S.M. Santo, P. Espirito Domingues, M. Faria, M. |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Periodical: | Botswana Notes and Records (ISSN 0525-5090) |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Pages: | 163-170 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs., ills. |
| Geographic terms: | Botswana Southern Africa |
| Subjects: | millet Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Agriculture, Agronomy, Forestry sorghum Pennisetum spp. Traditional practices Consumer behavior surveys rural areas |
| External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/40980213 |
| Abstract: | A survey using the participatory rural appraisal method was carried out among subsistence farmers in nine villages in eastern Botswana in the broad context of integrating the traditional knowledge of the rural populace and that of the potential technology available through experimentation into the use of small grains, notably sorghum and millet. Information was gathered on production, handling, storage, processing, and consumption. It was found that subsistence farmers practised mainly crop rotation and planted mixed cereals to ensure year round availability of grains. The sampled farmers preferred sorghum varieties such as 'segaolane' and 'phofu', because they matured early, or 'town', and in the case of millet, 'serere 6A'. Both men and women were involved in cereal production. Most of the millets were processed and consumed within the household, while some sorghum was sold. The use of mixed flours was popular at the grassroots level. Bibliogr., sum. |
