The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has stated that Nigeria spends N11.7billion annually on the importation of tomato paste.
MAN President, Frank Jacobs said Nigeria is the second largest producer of tomato in Africa and 13th in the world. It still spends N11.7billion yearly on the importation of tomato paste.
Jacobs said: “Sadly, about 750,000 of the tomatoes harvested in Nigeria go to waste as a result of poor Food Supply Chain (FSC) management, price instability, and the supply preference of farmers and middlemen for urban markets than processors due to low farm gate prices.”
