By Ousman Jatta
The ban on the importation of chicken products from Senegal is having a rippling effect on the price of chicken in the country, findings by The Fatu Network show.
Chicken is one of the most highly consumed livestock products in the country by most Gambian families but it’s now becoming more expensive to purchase.
According to Modou Jabai a retailer, there is a shortage of chicken in the market and because of that the price of chicken has gone up.
“The ban has led to a shortage of chicken in the country. For that reason, we now sell a kilo of chicken legs for 130, while in the past a kilo of chicken cost for only D90,” he says.
The outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in Senegal has caused the death of thousands of chicken in that country and has seen the ministry of agriculture through the department of livestock services and the ministry of health as well as the National Disaster Management agency recently hold a news conference where they laid out government’s preparedness in ensuring the disease doesn’t get into the country.
