Tomato Import Gulped $39m In 2 Years – NSPRI

The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has disclosed that between 2018 and 2020 Nigeria imported a total of 105,000 metric tonnes of tomato valued at over $39 million (N16 billion) to bridge the deficit gap between supply and demand in the country.
 
This was disclosed by the Executive Director of NSPRI, Dr (Mrs) Patricia Onoghoeto Pessu, during the North West training of Agricultural Development Projects (ADP) in each agro-ecological zone on technological innovation in post-harvest management held at the NSPRI Kano zonal office.
 
According to her, it is absurd to note that Nigeria produces about 2.3 million metric tonnes of tomato yearly; which makes the country the largest tomato producer in the Sub-Sahara, but that Nigeria is not on the list of official countries that export tomato or tomato products due to issues related to post-harvest losses incurred by farmers…
 
More details through:
https://dailytrust.com/tomato-import-gulped-n16bn-in-2-years-nspri
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