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Food waste is a growing and challenging issue. It is related to not only environmental sustainability but also food security, food safety and economical issues. Consequently, it is urgent to adapt suitable strategies to face food waste-related problems. In this context, solutions could not be universal and it is important to take into account particularities of each society. This research aimed to evaluate Tunisian consumers’ attitude toward different preventive actions. As this study was conducted during Covid-19 outbreak lockdown, only an online survey was conducted. A total of 317 respondents were asked about their socio-demographic characteristics and to which extent do they agree with different suggestions related to food waste reduction (totally agree, agree, disagree, totally disagree). Results provided by this survey showed Tunisian consumers’ awareness about food waste issue and their willingness to take right actions to avoid it. Respondent agreed with suggestions at different scales (rising awareness, political actions, post-consumption habits) except introducing taxes depending on the amount of waste (more than one third of respondents disagreed or totally disagreed). Tunisian consumers’ feedbacks are encouraging to adopt actions aiming to food waste reduction. Success of these actions would be a shared responsibility between government, transformers and citizens.
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Jribi, S., Ismail, H.B., Doggui, D., Debbabi, H. (2024). Strategies to Implement for Food Waste Prevention: What About Tunisian Consumers’ Perceptions and Attitudes?. In: Ksibi, M., et al. Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (3rd Edition). EMCEI 2021. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43922-3_73
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