Affirming Food Waste Mitigation Practices During Pandemic: A Case Study of Green-grocers in Purwokerto, Indonesia

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people tend to panic buying and hoard food supplies. This can trigger an increase in waste during especially vegetable waste. also happens at level of traders, green-grocer who sell traditional markets. The behavior market traders fail adapt safety standards, poor handling, resulting emergence waste, pandemic. study aims determine factors that cause green-grocers. method used is qualitative quantitative with data collection techniques using questionnaires. sampling was conducted random gained respondents are 111 Then, Chi-Square test statistical correlation between green- grocer demographic their preferences about mitigation. results show there a green-grocers related demographics. Furthermore, some traders' activities still them don't know what standards are. less greater potential for generated.