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Table 2 Food supply and food waste generation from households, institutions and produce markets

From: Food waste supply and behaviour towards its alternative uses in Kampala city, Uganda

Variable

Response

Households (53.6)

Institutions (23.2)

Markets (23.2)

Received food in the previous week

No

0.5

2.2

3.9

Yes

99.5

97.8

96.2

Source of the food

Directly from farm

4.8

N/A

9.3

Directly from farmer

N/A

N/A

36.0

Farmers market

N/A

N/A

9.3

Wholesale store

N/A

N/A

45.3

Market

85.2

72.2

N/A

Shop

9.6

26.7

N/A

Supermarket

0.5

1.1

N/A

Experienced food waste

No

3.8

27.2

6.4

Yes

96.2

72.8

93.6

Frequency of food waste

None

3.8

0

0

Daily

14.4

76.1

13.7

Once a week

25.8

11.9

23.3

Twice a week

29.7

8.9

23.3

Thrice a week

25.4

2.9

17.8

 > Three times a week

0.9

0

21.9

Permission to weigh food waste

No

68.4

25.0

3.9

Yes

31.6

75.0

96.2

  1. N/A-No data regarding that aspect was available from that sub-group because it was irrelevant