The agriculture ministry is taking steps toward allowing imports of fresh potatoes from the U.S. A briefing is planned for this month to discuss potential threats to domestic agriculture.
This briefing will focus on potato pests and diseases that could pose a risk. Further information on the briefing and the import ban is available from the source.
Details on the lifting of the ban and the briefing are limited, but the agriculture ministry's plans are underway.
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