COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
Most the participants to the survey lead in Afghanistan agreed (35% ) or fully agreed (26% ) w ith
the statement according to which they try to be careful abou t food storage because they care
abou t food poisoning. They were 32% to disagree while 11% d id n 't know.
Every Beninese agreed or fully agreed w ith the statement " I care abou t food poisoning so try to
be careful abou t food storage", while a small m ino rity (5% ) of disagreed or fully disagreed.
In Cameroon, a very big majority (82% ) of the persons surveyed agreed or fully agreed w ith the
statement " I care abou t food poisoning so try to be careful abou t food storage", whereas a small
m ino rity (6% ) of them disagreed or fully disagreed.
In Saudi Arabia, alm ost all (95% ) of the persons surveyed agreed or fully agreed w ith the
statement " I care abou t food poisoning so try to be careful abou t food storage", whereas a small
m ino rity (4% ) of them disagreed or fully disagreed.
Regarding the statement according to which they try to be careful abou t food storage because
they care abou t food poisoning, 40% o f the Senegalese agreed (20% ) or fully agreed (20% ) while
55% disagreed (20% ) or completely disagreed (35% ).
More than ha lf of the Turkish responden t agreed (52% ) and 31% fully agreed w ith the statement
saying “I care abou t food po isoning so try to be careful abou t food storage”. The percentages of
the people tha t did no t agree or d id n o t agree a t all were much less. Also, 13% o f all participants
answered as they do n o t know.
All the Uzbekistan participants to the survey lead in Uzbekistan agreed w ith the statement
according to which they try to be careful abou t food storage because they care abou t food
poisoning.
Table 73: Degree of agreement with the statement "A lot of food waste is down to cooking or
preparing too much diet”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 85% 5% 32% 46% 10% 35% 30%
Agreed 15% 45% 45% 44% 30% 52% 15%
Don’t Know 0% 10% 11% 3% 35% 7% 40%
Not agreed 0% 35% 9% 6% 20% 5% 5%
No Agreed at all 0% 5% 3% 0% 5% 1% 10%
This table highlights th a t all the participants agreed tha t a lo t of food waste is dow n to cooking
or preparing too m uch diet.
Half of the people surveyed in Benin agreed or fully agreed w ith tha t “a lo t of food waste is dow n
to cooking or preparing too m uch diet”. A strong m inority, though, disagreed w ith this (40% ).
The clear m ajority (77% ) of the people surveyed in Cameroon agreed w ith tha t “a lo t of food
waste is dow n to cooking or preparing too m uch diet”. Only 12% of them disagreed w ith this
statement when 11% did n o t know.
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