Mr Adebola Adebusuyi, the Managing Director of Kora Farms, on Wednesday advocated for increased investment in tomato processing, to stem post-harvest wastages.
Adebusuyi, who is also a tomato farmer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lagos that such investment would also enhance the tomato value chain.
According to him, many tomato farmers incurred losses every year due to wastages that could have been prevented through processing them into tomato puree.
He said that the nation was blessed with abundant capacity to produce tomatoes, but that the demand for it could not be met as a result of wastages. “Nigeria is the second largest producer of tomatoes in Africa, after Egypt."
