COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
A m ajority (57% ) of the food business places surveyed in Senegal th ink tha t flushing food waste
into the sewage is no t a problem . They were 24% to disagree w ith this. In Turkey, alm ost all the
business places tha t were surveyed (98% ) th in k tha t flushing food waste into the sewage is a
problem . A vast m ajority (75% ) of the food business places surveyed in Uzbekistan th in k tha t
flushing food waste in to the sewage is a problem . Indeed, 30% of the participants disagreed w ith
the above-mentioned statement and 45% did n o t agree at all. They were only 15% to th ink tha t
flushing food waste into the sewage is no t a problem .
Table 101: Agreement with the statement "I try to make sure the food thrown away is kept to
a m inimum”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi
Arabia Senegal
Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 0% 5% 29% 5% 43% 85% 65%
Agreed 30% 74% 45% 92% 24% 7% 30%
Don’t Know 0% 5% 13% 1% 19% 0% 0%
Not Agreed 70% 16% 10% 1% 14% 1% 5%
Not agreed at all 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 7% 0%
A strong m ajority of the Afghanistan respondents do no t try to their food wastage to a m in im um
(70% ). Only 30% reported to try to. A strong m ajority o f the Beninese business places surveyed
(74% ) stated tha t they make sure the food th row n away is kep t to a m in im um . A strong majority
of the business places surveyed in Cameroon (75% ) stated tha t they make sure the food throw n
away is kept to a m in im um . In Saudi Arabia, alm ost all the surveyed places (98% ) stated that
they make sure the food throw n away is kept to a m in im um .
A strong m ajority of the business places surveyed in Senegal (70% ) stated tha t they make sure
the food th row n away is kep t to a m in im um . None of the participants disagreed. 30% d id n 't
know w h a t to answer. In Turkey, the clear majority o f the respondent business places (92% )
make sure the food throw n away is kept to a m in im um . A lm ost all the business places surveyed
in Uzbekistan (95% ) stated tha t they make sure the food th row n away is kep t to a m in im um
whereas as 5 don't.
Table 102: Agreement with the statement "If I had knowledge on how to best store food I
would probably end up throwing away less”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon Saudi
Arabia Senegal
Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 0% 11% 35% 9% 57% 60% 55%
Agreed 20% 84% 40% 89% 14% 6% 15%
Don’t Know 40% 5% 16% 2% 24% 1% 0%
Not Agreed 40% 0% 7% 0% 5% 28% 30%
Not agreed at all 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 5% 0%
Afghanistan hospitality places do no t especially th ink tha t they w ou ld probab ly end up throw ing
away less if they had know ledge on how to store food. 40% don 't know abou t it, and 40%
disagreed while only 20% agreed. In Benin, almost all the food hospitality places also agreed
(84% ) or fu lly agreed (11% ) w ith tha t if they had know ledge on how to store the best, they
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