"Tomato Ebola" hits Six States in Nigeria Causing Severe Scarcity

The Federal Government on Tuesday said the pest, Tuta absoluta, popularly known as ‘Tomato Ebola’, which is responsible for the massive destruction of tomato in farmlands, had invaded six states in Nigeria.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Audu Ogbeh, who said this during a press briefing in Abuja. According to him, the highly reproductive nature of the tomato pest coupled with the favourable environment and lack of management knowledge for containment resulted in its spread like a wild fire without any challenge. This development had led to the destruction of tomato fruits in Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Plateau and Lagos.

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Posted: at 25-05-2016 10:20 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

una don wake another zombie

Posted: at 25-05-2016 10:28 AM (7 years ago) | Grande Master

tomato Ebola ke? ordinary plant infection has turned to Ebola virus Nigerian ministry of agriculture I hail

Posted: at 25-05-2016 10:59 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

Somebody will blame NOAH for cursing BLACK GENERATION NOW........

Posted: at 25-05-2016 11:44 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

May be the tomatoes importers are behind this. Nigerian are so desperate when it comes to their selfish interest.

When there is scarcity, no choice rather than to go for mass importation....... There is God ooooo

JUST THINKING NI OOOO

Posted: at 25-05-2016 01:34 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 25-05-2016 02:41 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

another one again

Posted: at 25-05-2016 03:07 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

this is not ebola its common insect infection

Posted: at 25-05-2016 03:09 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Tomato EBOLA ummm notting we no go hear

Posted: at 25-05-2016 05:17 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

THIS IS PASSING FROM PROPHET T.B JOSHUA WILL BE SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN AFRICA .

Posted: at 25-05-2016 07:37 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac