TOMATO SCARCITY IS CAUSED BY HEAT WAVE

Eric Umeofia the chief executive of Erisco Foods told News Agency of Nigeria on monday that the heat wave caused by the effect of clima...

Eric Umeofia the chief executive of Erisco Foods told News Agency of Nigeria on monday that the heat wave caused by the effect of climate change had destroyed tomato farms belonging to processors in the northern parts of Nigeria.

Eric Umeofia appealed to the federal government to assist tomato processors with foreign exchange for the importation of heat resistant tomato seedlings.

According to him, processors need foreign exchange for the procurement of the seedlings and other tools to sustain Nigeria's sufficiency in local production of Tomato paste.