An adoption of flexible or plastic packaging will increase the shelf life of Nigerian foods, while reducing food wastage in the country estimated at 80 percent.
Globally, 1.3 tons of foods are wasted on back of poor packaging methods and wrong distribution channels. The loss is prevalent in Africa,
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ODINAKA ANUDU, Johannesburg, SA
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