date:Sep 10, 2013
The ban on the import of frozen chicken legs into Gambia has taken effect, health officials confirmed Sunday.
The decision was made to move with the country's food self-sufficiency program and to improve people's health, the officials said.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced the ban during a dialogue with farmers in June. He also said that a similar ban on rice import would take effect in 2016 in order to strengthen local food industries, as well as to promote food self-sufficiency and g