Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
COMCEC
Table 71: Degree of agreement with the statement "If I had knowledge on the environmental
impact of food waste, I would probably try to throw away less”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 0% 40% 44% 44% 5% 16% 55%
Agreed 35% 55% 38% 51% 25% 61% 30%
Don’t Know 30% 0% 14% 3% 35% 8% 5%
Not agreed 35% 5% 4% 1% 20% 14% 0%
No Agreed at all 0% 0% 0% 1% 15% 2% 10%
A fghanistan people households were completely divided as for the fo llow ing statement: "if I had
know ledge on the environmental im pac t o f food waste, I w ou ld probab ly try to th row away less".
Indeed, 35% agreed and 35% disagreed. Also, 3% d id n 't know w h a t to answer.
In Benin, 95% stated tha t if they if they had know ledge on the environmental im pac t of food
waste, they w ou ld try to th row away less.
In Cameroon, a strong majority (82%] also stated tha t if they if they had know ledge on the
environmental im pac t of food waste, they w ou ld try to th row away less.
A lm ost all the Saudi respondents (96% ) also stated th a t if they if they had know ledge on the
environmental im pac t of food waste, they w ou ld try to th row away less.
Senegalese participants to the survey are divided regarding the statement "if I had know ledge
on the environmental im pac t of food waste, I w ou ld probab ly try to th row away less". 30%
agreed or fully agreed while 35% disagreed or fully disagreed and 35% d id n 't know w h a t to
answer.
Majority of the survey participants (76% ) to the survey lead in Turkey agreed tha t if they had
know ledge on the environmental im pac t of food waste, they w ou ld try to th row away less. 16%
d id no t agree w ith this premise.
There is a clear majority of Uzbekistan respondents th a t agreed (30% ) or disagreed (55% ) w ith
the fo llow ing statement: "if I had know ledge on the environmental im pac t of food waste, I would
probab ly try to th row away less". Only 10% did n o t agreed a t all.
Table 72: Degree of agreement with the statement "I care about food poisoning so try to be
careful about food storage”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi
Arabia Senegal
Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 26% 45% 40% 48% 20% 31% 85%
Agreed 32% 55% 44% 47% 20% 52% 15%
Don’t Know 11% 0% 10% 1% 5% 13% 5%
Not agreed 32% 0% 4% 4% 20% 3% 20%
No Agreed at all 0% 0% 2% 1% 35% 1% 35%
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