South-West Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria on Monday assured the nation that high cost of the commodity would soon be over as the farmers are approaching the glut period.
The group’s president, Mr Bamidele Ajani said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Ibadan.
Ajani however, added that the farmers also believed that the cost would reduce because tomatoes grown from the North were being harvested. Ajani also said that the Northern states grew more tomatoes than those in the South, pointing out that cost of transportation had a great impact on the commodity’s high cost.According to him, increasing industrial need of tomatoes by tomato processing plants in the country is also putting pressure on price of tomatoes.
According to him, COVID-19 prevented farmers’ access to fund as all financial institutions, government agencies and major stakeholders were also affected by the lock down.“In fact, this year agricultural yield/production may turn out low unless government takes proactive and decisive steps toward boosting agriculture production.
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