In Nigeria, frozen turkey business are not that allowed to flourish. Frozen chicken has been taken as contraband goods even if it were local turkey. Once law enforcement agencies notice that your loads are frozen turkeys, it would be seized immediately. All efforts to convince government to lift ban over frozen turkeys has becoming futile. The government agencies has been convincing the public that the measures is aim to discourage importation of frozen turkeys and boost more production of local chicken. What do you think about this?. Do you support this view?.
Is frozen turkey business allowed?
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I am not sure about the logic of the government behind doing this. One thing is clear that they want to promote and support local farmers growing chicken. But if the farmers can grow local turkey, then I assume that it's equivalent to local chicken. And that doesn't impose any threat to local farmers. Maybe they would need some initial investment to raise Turkey if they have been raising chicken all these years.
In my location, most people prefer eating chicken. There are some who also like turkey. I personally also enjoy turkey though chicken is my most favorite meat. The turkey meat here are mostly imported.
It is issues like this that has largely kept the agricultural sector of my country undeveloped. I understand why the president closed the border at the time. But my country people cried foul. That's because we are consumers and not producers. How can a country still be importing frozen agricultural products like turkey.
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It is because people are still managing to smuggle into the country necessitated its price to soar up. Despite the efforts of the government to curb the influx of this frozen turkey in the country, it can still be found abundantly in the markets.
The same thing is also applicable to people in this part of the world. I also prefer eating chicken and that is why it is more a popular business here.
When there is a ban imposed, people find loops and holes to get it smuggled across the borders. I think that ban is not an effective way. Government can rather encourage local farmers to raise Turkey. If there is a demand in the country ban would not work. People will find ways to smuggle and then sell at pretty high prices.
That is the truth. when government bans something people will always finding loopholes to smuggle it. The best decision is for the government to encourage and support local farmers with funds.
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We cannot apportion blames to government for everything that happens. When government takes decision on certain policy, it must have make alternatives arrangements to cussion the effects. But the corruptional attitude within the government officials and some stakeholders in the public won't allow the manifestation of the programs.
I think our country has the best laws and policies around. The problem we alwyss have is implementation of those policies. There is always no political will to implement all the good policies.
A frozen Turkey business is allowed in my country and it is not against the law.
Yeah, that usually happens in countries where the level of corruption is high. There are some agencies in the government that are also responsible for trying to bring down government policies.
I agree there. If people in the country are into buying turkey, the business should be encouraged by the government. Farmers should be encouraged to raise Turkey as well as chicken as both are in demand.