US urges Tanzania to lift ban on chicken

Tanzania says it has sufficient supply of chicken from local farmers. PHOTO FILE | NATION

Tanzania has maintained a hardline position on its ban on imports of chicken and poultry products from the US, which it imposed in 2006, and now Washington is pushing discussions on the matter to the regional level, demanding that Dar give a justification for the ban through a process that is above board.

The US says Tanzania’s reasons for the ban should be consistent with Word Trade Organisation requirements.