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TOMATO SCARCITY LOOMS AS FARMERS LOSE N1.5B TO DISEASE


Juliana Agbo
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April 27, 2023

Nigeria is likely to witness tomato scarcity as over 500 farmers lose
300-hectare farm valued at N1.5 billion to tomato Ebola known as ‘Tuta Absoluta‘
ravaging farms in parts of the country.



The affected states are mainly Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Gombe.



Speaking at a press conference in Abuja organised by Horti Nigeria and supported
by the Netherlands, the President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG), Emmanuel
Ijewere, said stakeholders had declared total ‘war’ on the invading insects.

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Ijewere said the Tuta Absoluta is an insect, which builds its home under the
tomato leaves.

He stated that climate change has also enhanced the movement of pests around the
field.



The Director, Horticulture, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Dr Deola Lordbanjoce, said with the tomato disease, the country’s
deficit will rise from 1.3 million metric tons to three million metric tons.




He said the ministry is working with the National Tomato Growers, Processors and
Marketers Association of Nigeria every time and investigating what is happening
in other states, and “we have our records already and we are working on two
things; the Ministry is convening a stakeholders’ meeting, which may be merged
with what NABG is planning’’.



The Executive Director, Nigerian Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Dr
Mohammad Atanda, said the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
should incorporate NIHORT’s sustainable Tuta Integrated Management Package for
tomato production in the national tomato policy.

Attanda, who was represented by the Head, Biopesticide Center, NIHORT,
Oladigbolu Abiola, said the aim is to stem the tide of this occurrence, while
farmers should strive to adopt the planting of NIHORT’s 3 recently released
tomato seeds bred for high yield, tolerance to fusarium, good shelf life and
nutrition qualities.



Also, the Secretary-General, National Tomato Growers, Processors and Marketers
Association of Nigeria, Sani Danladi, lamented the huge losses over 500 farmers
have incurred in Kano, while they are yet to know how many farmers are being
affected in Katsina, Jigawa, Kaduna and Gombe states.

“When Tuta Absoluta enters the farm, it destroys everything there within three
days no matter how big or small it is.

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“It is very devastating because it destroys all investment in the farm. Looking
at the quantum of investment on one hectare of farmland to produce tomatoes, it
costs not less than N1.7 million.

“Now 90 per cent of tomato in Kano has gone because of Tuta Absoluta which is
different from caterpillars but this one is very devastating as you can’t eat
it,” he said.

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