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Poor Seedlings, Low Production Hampering Nigeria’s Tomato Export –Agric Minister


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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, has said Nigeria is currently missing out among tomato exporting nations, despite being rated one of the leading producers of tomatoes in Africa. Speaking at the launch…

FCTA engages 300 women in tomato-processing, preservation techniques


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No fewer than three hundred rural women of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have received improved skills in processing and preservation of tomatoes using the very effective hot bottle technique, aimed at ensuring nutrition…

Agric firms move to improve tomatoes farming in Northern states


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In a bid to address challenges faced by tomatoes farmers, a global leading company in the production and exportation of phosphate-based fertilizers, OCP Africa, has deepened its partnership with Syngenta Foundation for…

Unknown Disease Ravages Tomatoes In Plateau


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Tomato farmers in Plateau State have been counting losses as an unknown disease is destroying most of their crops. The situation, they said, was affecting their expected yields. Some of the farmers said they had applied all…

Tomato Industry In Limbo As FG, CBN Interventions Fail


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In 2017, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) announced a new National Tomato Policy. FEC also increased the import duty from 5 to 50 per cent, which was meant to encourage processors to source their fresh tomatoes locally. In addition,…

Nigeria Spent N16bn on Tomato Importation in Two Years – NSPRI


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Nigeria imported a total of 105,000 metric tons of tomatoes valued at over N16 billion between 2018 and 2020, the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has revealed. The Institute made this disclosure during the North…