Monday, July 7, 2014

Massive food wastage in Saudi Arabia

Massive food wastage in Saudi Arabia

An estimated 4,500 tons of food is wasted every day in Saudi Arabia, according to a study conducted by King Saud University. The study showed that 30 percent of the 4 million dishes prepared daily during Ramadan go waste, which amounts to SR1.2 million.The problem of food wastage in Ramadan has again surfaced with Makkah municipality having to gather 5,000 tons in the first three days of Ramadan.Saudis spend SR20 billion on Ramadan shopping, compared to SR6 billion they spend in other months.This was in addition to the collection of 28,000 sheep carcasses in two days.  

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