COMCEC

Reducing Food Waste

In the OIC Member Countries

As the data indicates, all Turkish participants cook more than one meal at least once a week to

meet the wishes of different members of their households. 27% of them stated that they cook

more than one meal almost every day.

40% of the surveyed population in Uzbekistan reported to cook more than one meal one day in

the week, 15% two days in the week, 20% said that they do it three days in the week, 5% four

days and they were 20% to state that they do so five times or more.

Disposal of un-eaten food

Table 52: Key causes to get rid of the food that is uneaten

Frequency

Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi

Arabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan

Health reasons

26% 44% 39% 31% 48% 23%

56%

To avoid food

poisoning

19% 42% 23% 34% 10% 33%

28%

To keep the

fridge clean

20% 38% 9%

I prefer fresh

daily cooked

food

28%

2% 12%

8% 5% 21%

Old food does

not taste well

25%

2% 19%

7% 0% 14%

When Afghanistan respondents were asked about the key causes to get rid of the food that is not

eaten, the most frequently mentioned reason was “I prefer fresh daily cooked food” (28%),

followed by

Health reasons

(26%) and then

Oldfood does not taste well

(25%).

When Beninese respondents were asked about the key causes to get rid of the food that is not

eaten, the most frequently mentioned reason was

health reasons

(44%), followed by

to avoid

food poisoning

(42%) and

to keep the fridge clean

(9%).

When Cameroonian respondents were asked about the key causes to get rid of the food that is

not eaten, the most frequently mentioned reason was

health reasons

(39%), followed by

to avoid

food poisoning

(23%) and

old food does not taste well

(19%).

When Saudi participants are asked to list the three key causes for them to get rid of the food that

is not eaten, the first reason that was most frequently given was “to avoid food poisoning” (for

34% of the respondents), then for health reasons (for 31% of the respondents) and thirdly to

keep the fridge clean (for 20% of the respondents).

When Senegalese respondents were asked about the key causes to get rid of the food that is not

eaten, the most frequently mentioned reason was

health reasons

(48%), followed by

to fridge

clean

(38%).

When Turkish participants are asked to list the three key causes for them to get rid of the food

that is not eaten, the most frequently given answer was “to avoid food poisoning” by 33% of the

cases, followed by health reasons (23%) and “I prefer fresh daily cooked food” (21%).

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