 Food wastage is a global concern. It's more so in Nigeria, where transportation challenges and poor-storage facilities ensure that about 40% of food produced on our farms are lost. And as the world marks the International Day of Food Loss and Waste, plus TV Africa's Ingozika, OHS visits the Mautua food market to fill the polls of traders. For the second time, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste has been observed on September 29th. Globally, roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption every year is lost and wasted. That's about 1.3 billion tons. And in Nigeria, more than 40% of food production is lost and wasted according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. I'm here at the Mautua International Market in Ligas to find out how food dealers are coping with loss. A market board member, Ghidadu Mohamed, explains how they reduce waste. We have loaded them. The moment our trucks came here, after unloading the tomatoes, first of all, we used to go, we used to check one after the other of the basket to see if there is any roti of tomato among inside. We sort it out and remove it and we take it to the column to preservation. The traders at the market all agree that bad roads and the difficulties in transporting food is the major cause of loss in Nigeria. The important challenges we are facing here in our business is roads. Because we load one trailer of tomatoes from Kano or Kaduna, before it comes to the market, it will take like three to four days. Number one, bad roads. Along the way, when the motorists come in, there are some sports on the road. They will slow down. From there, I know the weather that we have now, when rainy season, and the owner doesn't like water. But Vice Chairman of the Ligas Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Femi Ok, lists other causes of wastage, including poor preservation facilities. There are no stable lights of where we cook our foods. Silo stews, they are there. The silos are meant for grains, descriptions of food, how many are functioning. Look at our roots too, that leads to our farm. Very many of our roots are not in their backs. This year, food loss and waste are bigger issues in Nigeria than they've ever been due to food shortage caused by insecurity in many parts of the country. In the north, farmers are being killed by bandits, while everywhere else. Farmers complain of the eating up of their crops by nomadic cattle. For Plus TV Africa, Gozika or HSE. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.