Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
COMCEC
Afghanistan participants reported that they never read articles, watch TV programs or relevant
medias on waste.
Most of the respondents in Benin rarely (35%) or never (50%) watch TV programs or relevant
media programs on food waste.
A little bit more than a half of the respondents to the survey lead in Cameroon reported that they
rarely (23%) or never (31%) watch TV programs or relevant media programs on food waste.
19% do so sometimes, 15% often and 12 always. So, the responses are slightly divided between
the respondents.
Most respondents surveyed in Saudi Arabia stated that they sometimes (26%) or often (41%)
read articles, watch TVprograms or relevant media programs on food waste. A substantial share
of them rarely (19%) or never (12%) do so and 4% stated that they always read articles, watch
TV programs or relevant media programs on food waste.
Most of the respondents in Senegal watch TV programs or relevant media programs on food
waste at least sometimes (90%).
As it can be seen from this table, the majority people who are surveyed rarely (37%) or never
(35%) read articles, watch TV programs or relevant media programs on food waste. While some
of them sometimes do (23%), the rest said they often (2%) or always (3%) reads or watches on
food waste.
Uzbekistan participants are divided as for the answers to the frequency of reading articles,
watching TVprograms or relevant medias on food waste. 25% that they always do so, 15% often
or rarely do so while 35% sometimes do it.
Table 61: Frequency of finishing the plate when they eat at home
Frequency Afghanistan Benin Cameroon
Saudi
Arabia
Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Always 5% 60% 37% 19% 5% 69% 50%
Often 40% 40% 26% 41% 20% 26% 20%
Sometimes 45% 21% 21% 38% 35% 3% 5%
Rarely 10% 11% 11% 3% 20% 1% 20%
Never 0% 5% 5% 0% 20% 1% 10%
90% of the Afghanistan respondents reported to finish their plate when they eat at home at least
sometimes. They are only 10% to rarely finish it.
All the respondents in Benin reported to finish their plate always (60%) or at least often (40%)
when they eat at home.
Many Cameroonian respondents reported to finish their plate always (37%) or often (26%)
when they eat at home. 20,62% reported to finish it sometimes whereas they are only 11% to
rarely finish their plate at home.
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