Nigeria: Vaccine developed for Tuta Absoluta tomato pest
The institute’s Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Bala Aliyu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria, Kaduna State that an end had come to the disease, which had been ravaging tomato farms.
According to him, the Director-General of the institute, Prof. Idris Bugaje, has worked extensively to provide a solution to the menace destroying the tomato farm in the country.
"This vaccine has been found to be very effective after undergoing various scientific testing," he said.
The public relations officer said NARICT was partnering with regulatory agencies to certify the vaccine for onward use by farmers in Nigeria and the world at large.
He said all things being equal the vaccine would be launched soon for the good of the nation.
Aliyu said it was the responsibility of the Federal Government to ensure this vaccine reached the end-users, the farmers.
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