HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTAGE IN NORTH MACEDONIA
Journal
Agriculture & Forestry
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Zvezda Bogevska
Sinisa BERJAN
Roberto CAPONE
Philipp DEBS
Hamid EL BILALI
Francesco BOTTALICO
Margarita Davitkovska
DOI
10.17707/AgricultForest.66.2.12
Abstract
In North Macedonia, there is no precise data about food waste (FW) at the
consumer level. For this reason, a survey was carried out in order to evaluate
attitude towards FW, knowledge of food labeling, and extent and economic value
of FW at households. The total number of the sample was 244. The result showed
that 46.1% of the respondents throw very little food while 23.7% do not throw
almost anything. Regarding how often the food is thrown per week, 57.1% of the
respondents do not throw away food that is still consumable. About 20% throw
less than 250 g followed by those who throw between 250 and 500 g (17.1%).
Most of the households throw less than 2% of purchased food. The most wasted
food groups are milk and dairy products, fruits and vegetables while fish and
seafood are the least wasted ones. For 55.5% of the respondents, FW value is less
than 5 euro while for 38.8% of them it is between 5 and 25 euro. North
Macedonian consumers are aware about FW but there is still a need for more
information, management practices, technologies, early childhood education and
behaviour change to reduce FW that has environmental and economic impacts.
consumer level. For this reason, a survey was carried out in order to evaluate
attitude towards FW, knowledge of food labeling, and extent and economic value
of FW at households. The total number of the sample was 244. The result showed
that 46.1% of the respondents throw very little food while 23.7% do not throw
almost anything. Regarding how often the food is thrown per week, 57.1% of the
respondents do not throw away food that is still consumable. About 20% throw
less than 250 g followed by those who throw between 250 and 500 g (17.1%).
Most of the households throw less than 2% of purchased food. The most wasted
food groups are milk and dairy products, fruits and vegetables while fish and
seafood are the least wasted ones. For 55.5% of the respondents, FW value is less
than 5 euro while for 38.8% of them it is between 5 and 25 euro. North
Macedonian consumers are aware about FW but there is still a need for more
information, management practices, technologies, early childhood education and
behaviour change to reduce FW that has environmental and economic impacts.
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