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Kaduna declares state of emergency on tomato

Patrick Akpu by Patrick Akpu
May 24, 2016
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A state of emergency has been declared on tomato in Kaduna State following an attack of tomato blight that has wiped out about 80 percent of tomato farms in the state.

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The Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry in the state, Dr. Manzo Daniel,  disclosed this during a press briefing to mark the administration’s one year in office.

His words:

 “The tomato blight is caused by an insect called the leafminer, scientifically called tuta absoluta. What it does is to eat up the tomato leaves and the soft parts. Unfortunately for us, this infestation occurred last year on a smaller scale but it was not documented. And when we came in, we didn’t know about it until it hit us hard.

“A team of officials have been dispatched to Kenya to seek intervention. We have it on authority that there is an extract of a plant that is effective against the developing stages of the moth. Unfortunately, the adults are not susceptible to any chemical, if you spray them, within three hours, they develop resistance. It is a serious issue and we have had to declare a state of emergency on the commodity. To underscore the seriousness of the infestation, the Dangote Tomato factory in Kano has shut down due to lack of raw materials”

According to him, survey is ongoing, as over 200 farmers have been identified in three local government areas of the state with loses to the tune of N1billion. “We expect our partners from Kenya to move in quickly and we are developing intervention strategy for immediate, short and long term,” he said, adding that about eight other states in the northern region are affected by the disease.

 

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