Reducing Food Waste
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Figure 15: Estimated quantity of purchased food wasted in Mediterranean Arab countries
Milk and dairy produts
Fish and seafood
Meat and meat preducts
Vegetables
Fruits
Pulses and oil seeds
Roots and tubers
Cereal and bakery
products
I Over 20%
11 to 20%
16 to 10%
3 to 5 (
I less than
2%
0 20 40 60
(in %)
80 100
Source: Capone et al. (2016)
A 2015 study by Elmenefi et al. aimed te develop a general overview ef feed waste frem
households in Egypt. Data was gathered using an enline survey, and face-te-face interviews.
The results suggest that feed waste is a concern, as approximately 86% ef respondents
acknowledged that they de threw away feed. heeds mest cemmenly thrown away are fruit and
vegetables, cereals and bakery preducts. Mest Egyptians spend a significant proportion ef their
salaries on feed. 86% ef respondents de worry about feed waste and try te avoid it, with 52%
indicated they dispose very little uneaten feed. Over 40% ef respondents indicated they feed
feed waste te animals, particularly these living in rural areas. Based on the findings, the authors
recemmend the urgent need te raise awareness ameng the Egyptian pepulatien and
organisations about the feed waste issue. In addition, it was felt that further research was
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