Cambodia shrugs at Gambia’s import ban

Gambia’s recent announcement that it would ban rice imports in about three years to spur local demand will only have a small impact on Cambodia, which sends a portion of its annual output to the west African country and other nations on the continent, data shows.

“Come 2016, we will ban the importation of rice into this country in order to strengthen local food industries as well as promote food self-sufficiency and good health,” the president said in a speech transmitted by a public broadcaster on Sunday. …

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