The Federal Government said it has identified "severe infestation on tomato crops" as the cause for ongoing scarcity and price hikes of tomatoes across the country.
The Minister of Agriculture, Senator Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this in a statement shared on his social media X on Monday, May 27. He referred to the infestation causing tomato scarcity as tomato ebola or tomato leaf miner.
"A significant number of our tomato farms have been affected by a severe infestation known as tomato ebola or tomato leaf miner. "This has drastically reduced the availability of tomatoes and contributed to rising costs," Kyari said.
He, however, said the ministry was taking immediate action to combat the issue. "We are deploying agricultural experts to affected areas to contain and eliminate the infestation.
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