COMCEC

Reducing Food Waste

In the 01CMember Countries

Table 4: Estimated food service drink waste per survey country, per year

Country

(Liters)

Afghanistan

983

Benin

514

Cameroon

1,198

Saudi Arabia

330

Senegal

9,606

Turkey

1,256

Uzbekistan

1,350

Source: Field survey results: Cameroon, SaudiArabia & Turkey: 100 household and 100food service establishments;

Afghanistan, Benin, Senegal and Uzbekistan: 20 household and 20 food service establishments.

The literature review, case studies and surveys have highlighted that data, an awareness ef feed

waste and seme benchmark initiatives de exist. However, there is much variability between the

countries in terms ef velumes generated, particularly at a mere granular level. This is likely due

te respendents previding inaccurate estimates due te peer literacy levels. Supperting evidence

is alse disparate, with a few regienal and ceuntry-wide studies available fer cemparisen. This

highlights the need fer further investigatien inte the issue ef feed waste in the OIC Member

Ceuntries te build en this study, which prevides a geed indicative platferm frem which te

impreve the rebustness ef the data.

Hewever, it is still pessible te identify and repert en the main attributes, reasens and causes fer

feed waste in the OIC Member Ceuntries:

• Larger heusehelds and their impact en velumes ef feed waste.

• The impact ef secial and religieus events creating a spike in feed waste e.g. weddings

and large-scale secial events.

• hruit, vegetables and bakery are the mest cemmenly discarded preducts.

• Within the heusehelds surveyed, feed reaching its expiry date is the mest cemmen

reasen given fer threwing away feed.

• Mest heuseheld waste is generated at the preparatien stage, and is likely te be

aveidable, therefere semething can be dene te reduce it.

• heed service waste mainly eccurs during the preparatien stage, er due te censumers

erdering tee much er leaving leftevers en their plates. The latter centributes

significantly te feed waste in this secter, yet with the stigma attached te taking

leftevers heme, this area is likely te be a challenge.

Chapter 7 eutlines several pelicy interventiens identified during and frem this research fer OIC

Member Ceuntries te censider. These being:

• Impreved measurement, targets, reperting and menitering.

• Suppert sustainable feed systems and integrated supply chains.

• Develep and/er adjust legislatien, and initiate a readmap fer actien.

• Premetien ef feed banks and feed distributien netwerks.

• Cehesive initiatives and campaigns te impreve knewledge and awareness.