Geographical analysis of food waste in Daquq city and its relationship to household characteristics in 2024

Abstract

Food waste is one of the most important problems that most countries in the world suffer from, especially developing countries, which leads to negative results in the economic, social and political fields. This study dealt with the spatial analysis of the phenomenon of food waste in the city of Daquq for the year 2024, a study in population geography. The study aims to know the volume of weekly, monthly and annual food waste in the city of Daquq and to show its geographical distribution at the neighborhood level in the city and to study demographic variables and their relationship to family characteristics. Therefore, countries are interested in food security and sustainability in order to create a safe and stable environment that the population enjoys. Among the phenomena that are widespread in our Iraqi society in general and the society of the study area in particular for the year 2024 is food waste and extravagance, which affects human development and food sustainability. Therefore, three main types of food (bread, rice and cooking oil) were studied in the study area, where the total waste in it reached (202.9), where rice came in first place, reaching (99.1), then bread (76.3), and then cooking oil (27.4). The research was divided into three. The first section includes the theoretical framework of the research, the second section includes waste (bread, rice, and cooking oil), and the third section includes waste and its relationship to family characteristics, as well as statistical analysis.