Food waste crisis in markets pinching traders, consumers

Fresh produce worth nearly Shs1 billion rots in Kampala and Jinja markets annually –altering food prices and trapping vendors in debt amid mounting environmental impacts of the massive food waste, a new Makerere University study shows.

The researchers found that every six months, Kampala’s Kalerwe Market generates 298,000 kilogrammes of food waste, while Jinja Central Market produces 91,135 kilogrammes.