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Nigeria: U.S.$2.5 Billion Tomato Shortfall - CBN Woos Investors
Daily Trust, 28 January 2020
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said at least $2.5bn domestic tomatoes demand gap still exist and called on investors to ramp up investments in the commodity. Read more »
Nigeria Looks to Harvest the Fruits of Its Tomato Crops
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that a U.S.$2.5 billion domestic tomatoes demand gap still exists and called on investors to ramp up investments in the commodity. The bank's efforts at reigniting flagging sectors of the economy was commended by Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-rufai who said "the commodity champion model introduced in the first quarter of 2019 to stimulate production of tomato and strengthen the end-to-end linkages in the value chain from input supplies to the final consumer, is yielding results".
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Nigeria: Dangote Farms Inaugurate N2.8 Billion Tomato Nursery
This Day, 30 January 2020
In a bid to make Nigeria self-sufficient in tomato production, Dangote Tomatoes Processing Limited, owned by the younger brother of Africa's richest man, Mr. Sani Dangote, has… Read more »
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Nigeria: Tomato Jos Targets 10% Paste Needs of Nigerians
Daily Trust, 28 January 2020
The ground breaking ceremony for the setting up of an agricultural company for transforming small holder farmers into commercial producers and the production of tomato paste has… Read more »
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Nigeria: Emefiele - CBN's Tomato Policy Yielding Positive Results for Economy
This Day, 28 January 2020
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday said the multi-faceted commodity approach adopted by the bank in its landmark intervention… Read more »
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Nigeria: Best Way to Reduce Tomato Post-Harvest Losses
Daily Trust, 23 January 2020
Proximate processing of tomato will go a long way in reducing losses incurred by tomato farmers and processors after harvest, the Chief Executive Officer, Spectra Industries Ltd,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boosting Tomato Farming in Kano
This Day, 19 November 2019
Ibrahim Shuaibu writes that in Kano State, Dangote has boosted tomato farming by setting up a processing plant, thus enhancing the economy of the local farmers, as the technology… Read more »
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Nigeria: More Nigerians React to Buhari's Directive On Food Import
Premium Times, 18 August 2019
Stakeholders have continued to react to the recent directive given by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restrict forex on food items being imported… Read more »
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Nigeria: Price of Tomatoes Crashes By 75% in Katsina
Daily Trust, 1 August 2019
The price of tomatoes at the Katsina tomato market has crashed by about 75 per cent due to a glut in the supply of the commodity. Read more »
