COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
In Benin, there is a clear majority of respondents th a t reported tha t they rarely (3 5% )o r never
(45% ) increase their food purchases in case o f promotion. Only a small m ino rity of them
sometimes (10% ) or often (10% ) increase their purchases in case of promotion.
In Cameroon, there is a clear m ajority of respondents tha t reported to increase their food
purchases at least sometimes in case of p rom o tion (80% ). Only a small m ino rity of them rarely
(12,00% ) or never (8,00% ) increase them in case of promotion.
33,91% of the persons surveyed in Saudi Arabia stated tha t they rarely increase their food
purchases when there is a prom otion. however, the clear m ajority of them do it sometimes or
more frequently.
In Senegal, a big h a lf o f respondents tha t reported th a t they rarely (15% ) or never (40% )
increase their food purchases in case o f prom otion. 70% do it sometimes, at the most.
Slightly more than a quarter of the Turkish respondents stated tha t they often (25% ) increase
their food purchases when there is a prom otion. 36% reported to do it sometimes. The
percentage of the survey participants who never increase their purchase is 4% .
In Uzbekistan, ha lf o f respondents tha t reported tha t they often (20% )o r always (30% ) increase
their food purchases in case o f prom otion. The other h a lf do it sometimes, at the most. They are
15% to never do it, 20% to do it rarely, and 15% to sometimes do it.
Table 65: Degree of agreement with the statement "discarded food packaging is a greater
environmental concern than food waste”
Frequency Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully agreed 0% 5% 37% 23% 20% 21% 65%
Agreed 35% 40% 37% 67% 50% 52% 20%
Don't know 45% 45% 15% 6% 25% 21% 10%
Not agreed 20% 10% 7% 3% 5% 6% 5%
No Agreed at all 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 4% 0%
Afghanistan people are quite divided as for the statement according to which discarded food
packaging is a greater environmental concern than food waste. W h ile 35% agreed and 20%
disagreed, they were 45% n o t to know w h a t to answer.
45% of the Beninese do n o t know w h a t to th ink abou t the statement according to which
“discarded food packaging is a greater environmental concern than food waste". Most o f those
who answered agreed (40% ) or fully agreed (5% ) and only 10% disagreed.
The clear m ajority of the Saudi agreed (37% ) or fully agreed (37% ) w ith the statement
"discarded food packaging is a greater environmental concern than food waste". Very few of
them disagreed.
25% o f the Senegalese do n o t know w h a t to th ink abou t the statement according to which
“discarded food packaging is a greater environmental concern than food waste", m o st of the
others agreed (50% ) or fully agreed w ith it (20% ). Only 5% disagreed.
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