The price of fresh tomato is rising across Nigeria as the Tuta Absoluta pest ravages farms in the northern part of the country.The National President of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria , Abdulahi Ringim, also revealed that Tuta absoluta, one of the most devastating pests affecting tomato crops, reappeared in Kaduna and Katsina states in April.
In 2016, the Kaduna State government declared a state of emergency in the state’s tomato sector due to the attack of the pest on farms.“I will say that the virus manifested around April, which was the end of the tomato season except for some varieties.”“Obviously, it will cause losses on the part of farmers. As a result of Absoluta they will lose yield and also huge money, some of them may even have difficulty to pay back the loan from the Anchor Borrowers Programme .
“But there are two issues. One, we are aware that this disease is kind of genetic, I mean it will come every year to the extent like when you drop a seed to dry and stay temporary when it rains, it comes back. He, however, noted that since the resurfacing of the pest in 2020, the ministry has not done anything to help farmers fight it.
“If they can assist us with chemicals then we keep it, since it has about three to five years expiring date. A tomato dealer at the market, Saifullahi Ayagi, attributed the increase in prices to the planting season and the resurfacing of the pest.
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