Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
COMCEC
Table 108: Agreement with the statement "A lot of food waste is down to store promotions
and different offers”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 15% 0% 7% 25% 24% 29% 15%
Agreed 70% 37% 39% 38% 75% 15% 10%
Don’t Know 10% 26% 17% 6% 24% 4% 40%
Not Agreed 5% 37% 26% 22% 5% 42% 30%
Not agreed at all 0% 0% 11% 9% 0% 10% 5%
Afghanistan respondents agreed in the clear majority (85% ) w ith the statement according to
which a lo t of food waste is dow n to store prom otions and different offers. Only 5% disagreed
while 10% d id n 't know. In Benin, there is a same share of the food business respondents tha t
agreed (37% ) as those who disagreed (37% ) w ith the statement “A lo t of food waste is dow n to
store prom otions and different offers”. A big share of them also d id n 't know w h a t to answer
(26% ), so the respondents were quite divided. Of all Cameroonian business entities, 39% agreed
w ith the statement according to which a lo t of food waste is dow n to store p rom otions and
different offers and 7% fully agreed. There is, however a big m ino rity th a t disagreed (26% ) or
fully disagreed (11% w ith it and a high rate of people who d id n 't know w h a t to answer (17% ).
In Saudi Arabia, 70% d id n o t know w h a t to th ink abou t the statement according to which a lot
of food waste is dow n to store p rom otions and different offers. 20% agreed w ith it while 10%
disagreed. In Senegal, there is a vast m ajority o f the food business respondents th a t agreed
(75% ) orfully disagreed (24% ) w ith the statement according to which a lo t of food waste is dow n
to store prom otions and different offers”. A high share o f them also d id n 't know w h a t to answer
(24% ) while only 5% disagreed w ith this statement. Of all Turkish business entities, 44%
believed th a t a lo t of food waste is dow n to store p rom otions and different offers. However, more
respondents (52% ) d id no t agree w ith that.
Uzbekistan respondents to this survey were quite divided as for the statement according to
which a lo t of food waste is dow n to store prom otions and different offers. 40% d id n 't know
w h a t to answer. And while 25% agreed or fully agreed, 35% disagreed or completely disagreed.
Table 109: Agreement with the statement "A lot of food waste is down to the kids”
Agreement Afghanistan Benin Cameroon SaudiArabia Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Fully Agreed 0% 0% 24% 46% 29% 15% 45%
Agreed 45% 16% 25% 45% 33% 22% 20%
Don’t Know 20% 21% 14% 4% 29% 2% 10%
Not Agreed 35% 63% 32% 3% 10% 56% 25%
Not agreed at all 0% 0% 5% 2% 0% 5% 0%
Afghanistan food businesses were quite divided as for stating if a lo t o f food waste is due to the
kids. 45% agreed b u t 35% disagreed while 20% d id n 't know. Most the food business places
surveyed (63%] don 't th ink tha t a lo t o f food waste is due to the kids in Benin. In Cameroon,
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