Gambia lifts potato import ban
The ban was imposed a few years ago by the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh “to encourage Gambians to take up farming and grow what they eat and eat what they grow.”
However, instead of revitalising the country’s ailing agricultural industry, the ban led to a shortage and a price increase of basic commodities.
“The ban on the importation of onions and potatoes is lifted. Therefore all importers of onions and potatoes are free to import these products,” said a statement from the presidency.
source: jollofnews.com