Experts Lament Rate of Food Wastages In Nigerian Parties

Experts and stakeholders in the food supply chain have expressed concern over the growing spate of food wastage especially at social gatherings.

 

The rising trend has continued to attract the attentions of restaurants and food and beverage stores worldwide as well as local authorities that have raised alarm on the stem down food waste and loss in our respective local environment.

 

As the Holy month of Ramadan ends next week, Nigerians, especially of the south West origin, will begin the celebrations of all manners of social events.

 

These events have been noted as sources of huge food loss almost through the rest of the year.

 

Speaking during her inaugural lecture marking the 8th in the series organised by the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in 2015, a Chief Lecturer in Food and Agriculture at the college, Mrs. Idiat Amusu in the lecture tagged, “Reverse Engineering: Panacea To Waste Not Want Not” recently, defined food waste/ loss as food of good quality and fit for consumption, but does not get to the table before it is disposed.

 

Lamenting on food waste, she said this does not only occur or take place at the retail and consumption stages in the food value chain, but also embrace excess home purchases, improper home storage , societal show of affluence .

 

“I observed that the amount of food waste in a weekend in Lagos State from parties is enough to feed the State for a month”, she said.