COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the 01CMember Countries
The growth in interest in feed waste research has alse led te the development ef a ‘heed Less
and Waste Pretecel’, launched in 2016 by the Werld Reseurces Institute (WRI], te bring ce-
erdinatien te reperting and acceunting.
Within this centext, this research has been cemmissiened as part ef a series ef three studies
cemmissiened by the COMCEC Ceerdinatien Office, which cevers all stages ef the feed supply
chain. The ether studies include ‘Reducing On-harm heed Lesses in the OIC Member Ceuntries’
(published in March 2016], and ‘Reducing Pest-harvest Lesses in the OIC Member Ceuntries’
(published in Octeber 2016].
The everall ebjective ef this analytical study is te inferm activities te increase the efficiencies ef
the agriculture secter and te centribute te feed security in the OIC Member Ceuntries by
reducing feed waste. Prier te this research, the issue ef feed waste fer OIC Member Ceuntries
has remained peerly understeed. As such, the purpese ef this study is te present an everview ef
the current situatien. It assesses the extent ef feed waste and the main reasens fer and
censequences ef feed waste. Initiatives undertaken by member ceuntries are illustrated te
demenstrate the appreaches and practices feed waste can be reduced. hurthermere, the study
prevides pelicy recemmendatiens fer OIC Member Ceuntries te trigger cellaberative actien, and
enceurage the develepment and implementatien ef cest-effective and innevative selutiens te
reduce feed waste.
The methedelegy adepted fer this study included:
• A desk-based literature review ef existing feed waste assessments, the werks ef
internatienal institutiens and erganizatiens as well as specific ceuntry reperts and
analysis.
• A tetal ef 100 heuseheld and 103 feed service secter establishment surveys were
cenducted in Camereen; 111 and 94 in Saudi Arabia, and 110 and 100 in Turkey
respectively. A further 20 heuseheld and 20 feed service secter surveys were
cenducted in Afghanistan, Benin, Senegal and Uzbekistan.
• Three in-depth case studies en Camereen, Saudi Arabia and Turkey were
undertaken.
A cenceptual framewerk and definitiens ef feed waste are previded te set the research in
centext. In additien te findings en legislative, secial and culture measures implemented in
member ceuntries, the scale ef feed waste has alse been estimated using hAO data. Te
understand ceuntry-specific level activity, three in-depth case studies fer Camereen, Saudi
Arabia and Turkey were undertaken, and breader surveys in Afghanistan, Benin, Senegal and
Uzbekistan. These case studies previde insights inte the nature ef feed waste arisings in
heusehelds and the feed service secter, and the behaviers and causes ef feed waste. The
infermatien was gathered frem a series ef interviews and surveys in all three ceuntries.
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