Youths can explore opportunities in agriculture by utilising available water bodies in their communities for irrigation farming. An entrepreneur, Salisu Danjuma, from the Difa community in Yamaltu ...

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - At a state-of-the-art plant in northern Nigeria, shiny machines stand next to a conveyor belt ready to crush tomatoes to satisfy the country's insatiable demand for tomato ...

In the last two decades, experts and other stakeholders have identified several reasons that have contributed to the price volatility of Nigeria's tomato business, impacting both farmers and consumers ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The benefits of tomato to human health among the vegetable family cannot be overemphasized. Tomatoes are grown for home consumption in the ...

The minister of agriculture and food security, Abubakar Kyari, has said the scarcity of tomatoes being experienced in parts of Nigeria is caused by “severe infestation known as Tomato Ebola or Tomato ...

NAN reports that a big basket of tomatoes was sold for as high as ₦150,000 in May. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited the community on Thursday observed that hundreds of ...

The Tomatoes Growers Association of Nigeria has blamed the current hike in prices of the produce on ‘Tuta Absoluta,’ Sharon insects, infestation on local farms across the country. The Kaduna State ...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will increase custom duties for tomato imports and waive tariffs for some farming equipment to stimulate local production and investment in the agriculture sector, its trade ...

Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 100, No. 1 (April 2018), pp. 43-50 (8 pages) Tomato production is limited in Nigeria by foliar and soil-borne diseases. Most cultivars that command a premium market ...