Vegetable smuggling on the rise
Monday, April 25, 2022 | 2490 Views |
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Last December, government decided to ban some vegetable imports in a bid to force local food retailers to buy vegetables from local farmers but efforts to meet the national demand are falling short.
Police along the borderline are unable to keep up with the rising number of vegetable smugglers who continue to find ways of bringing the perishables into the country despite the ban.
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