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These guys are jokers. They should put money in their Research and Development and start producing the concentrate here in Nigeria.

Some can even base their business solely on producing concentrate for other companies.

There is no more cheap dollars, we must get our asses moving. The time imported packaged tomatoes has not yet flooded the markets, Nigerians did not die of lack of tomato paste.

jaydee87:
best post so far. we have food scientist here in nigeria, we importing tomatoes from a country that produce less than we do.. my opinion let's engage our food scientists and give enabling environment to work...

It is sad we are scared of taking the decisions that will push us off from our comfort zones.

My brother before now used to import from the U.S specific cutting machines mainly used for school related materials. Dollar has shoot up, it is way too high to import. He has knocked down one of the machines, to understudy the mechanism and with his knowledge of physics he now has a good understanding of how it was assembled. He has visited many scrap markets, fabricators and by this weekend his prototype will be ready at about 25% cost of what he should have paid for buying it in the U.S.

Pavore9:
It is sad we are scared of taking the decisions that will push us off from our comfort zones.

My brother before now used to import from the U.S specific cutting machines mainly used for school related materials. Dollar has shoot up, it is way too high to import. He has knocked down one of the machines, to understudy the mechanism and with his knowledge of physics he now has a good understanding of how it was assembled. He has visited many scrap markets, fabricators and by this weekend his prototype will be ready at about 25% cost of what he should have paid for buying it in the U.S.

That is just it. Over the years, our creativity has been killed by the availability of cheap foreign alternatives. The current realization with the drop in oil dollars has just demonstrated it is not sustainable to keep living on foreign/imported items. As a matter of urgency and even National security, we must be able to produce the basics here.

agabusta:
That is just it. Over the years, our creativity has been killed by the availability of cheap foreign alternatives. The current realization with the drop in oil dollars has just demonstrated it is not sustainable to keep living on foreign/imported items. As a matter of urgency and even National security, we must be able to produce the basics here.

"Over the years, our creativity has been killed by the availability of cheap foreign alternatives.".... That was exactly my brother's words few days ago!

The present situation is not all about Buhari but a wake up call on our creativity.

we will eat fresh Tomatoes , its more nutritious

Pavore9:
"Over the years, our creativity has been killed by the availability of cheap foreign alternatives.".... That was exactly my brother's words few days ago!

The present situation is not all about Buhari but a wake up call on our creativity.

babniyen:
No importation of tomato paste... UNDERSTAND.
Tomato is grown in large quantities here...

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Don't just open you mouth where is it grow ask you brother dangote who promise triple concentrate since February last year pls

9jakohai:
Wonder why we cannot make triple tomato paste concentrate in this country.

My brother we've been trying our best our species is not good our 1st production is not sell able 83.33% is water evaporation of water in order to get double concentrate is not working we want to try another technique if it will work. other species is not growing well this is not theory our government is making big mistake wrong policy that is not working putting everyone in hardship.....

otokx:
No power, high wages, next to no skill on the part of workers.

You are getting all wrong pls

MrTruth4real:
Wait, is it not tomatoes they use in making the paste? Is there no tomatoes farm in Nigeria? Why are the manufacturers importing the paste? Is that not foolish. Abeg someone should explain to me. Cus from what I am seeing this so called manufacturer's import the tomatoes paste and package it in Nigeria.

Ask dangote group
Formal President jonathan open the factory in 2013 he said largest tomato plant in africa till now he can not produce 250kg of tripple concentrate tomato he try this last year but came out in may 2016 that he is shutting down. Please go to kaduna where the plant was built and see for yourself

Pavore9:
It is sad we are scared of taking the decisions that will push us off from our comfort zones.

My brother before now used to import from the U.S specific cutting machines mainly used for school related materials. Dollar has shoot up, it is way too high to import. He has knocked down one of the machines, to understudy the mechanism and with his knowledge of physics he now has a good understanding of how it was assembled. He has visited many scrap markets, fabricators and by this weekend his prototype will be ready at about 25% cost of what he should have paid for buying it in the U.S.

he need to train people on the assemblage of the machine

jaydee87:
he need to train people on the assemblage of the machine

Of course people will work for him in assembling it.