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Sub-Saharan Africa’s voracious appetite for imported agricultural goods is a direct result of the region’s robust growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and population.

Angolan importers are facing a lack of foreign currency for payment to foreign suppliers. To August this year, United States poultry exports to Angola fell by 47 percent...

There is currently no production of agricultural biotechnology in Angola, and GE imports are limited to food aid.

Although Angola has the resources to become one of the leading agricultural countries in Africa, it currently imports more than half of its food needs.

On January 29, 2015, the government of Angola revoked import licenses for 25 agricultural products including poultry, effectively blocking imports of these products for an unspecified duration.