Tomato growers in Kano state have lost over N1 billion due to the recent closure of Tiga dam by the Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA). The Secretary General of the Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) Sani Danladi-Yadakwari disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday. […]
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Farm produce from 5,000 farmers is not enough to supply the $20 million tomato processing plant owned by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man. Report by Reuters, say that the tomato plant, which has been shut for more than 18 months, hopes to restart work in January, at just half of its capacity of 1,200 tonnes […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is (was) the 14th largest producer of tomato in the world and the second largest producer in Africa, after Egypt, but our country hardly produces enough to meet the local demand of about 2.3 million tonnes, and […]
Continue ReadingSonia Foods Industries Limited, a Nigerian owned company, manufacturer of Sonia Tomato Paste is making major improvements to its Shagamu, Ogun State factory plant as part of an ongoing plan to meet growing demand for its products and maximize efficiencies. The capital improvement project, valued at more than $8 million, will create more jobs likewise […]
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