Following the Federal Government’s approval for tomato importation into the country, tomato farmers under the auspices of the Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) have raised concerns over the possible shortage of the commodity in 2023.

However, the Kano State Chairman of TOGAN, Alhaji Sani Yadakwari, said the association has firsthand information that the federal government has given approval for tomato importation to nine companies with a 10% duty and 20% levy only; poor policies may cause the shortage of tomatoes.

[b]He said this had reduced farmers’ interest in planting the crops, adding that it would demoralize them from farming this year, [/b]saying, “It is unfortunate that the federal government, at this point in time, has decided to approve the importation of tomato paste into the country. To be candid, our members received this information with shock, and it has drained all our efforts in tomato production.”

Yadakwari further disclosed that election time was a hindrance for many tomato merchants who would not dare to travel out of their domains.

“Most of our members have decided not to grow tomatoes this year, and coupled with the election period, Nigeria may experience a tomato shortage this year,” he added.

The chairman also said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had declared a change in the recovery processes, which would compound issues for farmers.

spagettiluv:
Your fathers sold your ancestral lands to attend Owanbe parties and spray money to Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey & Shina Peter, you grow up, instead of you to hustle and know if you can buy the lands back, you sold the remaining one and relocate to Sango, Ikorodu and other suburbs and spray the rest to Wasiu Ayinde, Pasuma Wonder and Small Doctor. Now the buyers of your lands are expanding and consolidating, you begin to cry like babies and start constituting go back to your land nuisance. Oga we are in the lands that we bought from you and will live comfortable on it because we pay you completely and even pay extra while building. You sold your lands and still wants to be landlord, no way. Oga stop crying because you can never eat your cake and have it.
We will govern Lagos one day and their is nothing you coward will do

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https://agronigeria.ng/farmers-reduce-interest-in-tomato-farming-as-fg-approves-importation-for-nine-companies/

FarmTech:


https://agronigeria.ng/farmers-reduce-interest-in-tomato-farming-as-fg-approves-importation-for-nine-companies/