Tuesday 24 May 2016

Oops! Kaduna Governor declares 'State of Emergency" over Tomato Ebola


Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna state has declared a state of emergency on the state after moths destroyed swaths of tomato fields, threatening supplies of the country’s leading staple food.
Nigerian farmers describe the outbreak as “Tomato Ebola” after the deadly disease that devastated west Africa in 2014.

Tomato prices have shot up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67 percent rise in the price of petrol and spiralling inflation in Africa’s largest economy

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/

Tomato prices have shot up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67 percent rise in the price of petrol and spiralling inflation in Africa’s largest economy

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/

Tomato prices have shot up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67 percent rise in the price of petrol and spiralling inflation in Africa’s largest economy

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/
Tomato prices have gone up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67% rise in the price of petrol and soaring inflation in Africa’s largest economy.


“We have declared a state of emergency over the outbreak of a moth that has destroyed over 80% of tomato farms in the state,” the Kaduna state agriculture commissioner, Manzo Daniel, told AFP.

The tomato shortage caused by the outbreak has caused prices to go up “astronomically”, he added. 

Tuta absoluta, which originated in South America and spread to Europe and Africa, quickly develops resistance to pesticides, making it difficult to contain.

Tuta absoluta, which originated in South America and spread to Europe and Africa, quickly develops resistance to pesticides, making it difficult to contain.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/

Tuta absoluta, which originated in South America and spread to Europe and Africa, quickly develops resistance to pesticides, making it difficult to contain.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/

Tuta absoluta, which originated in South America and spread to Europe and Africa, quickly develops resistance to pesticides, making it difficult to contain.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/

Tuta absoluta, which originated in South America and spread to Europe and Africa, quickly develops resistance to pesticides, making it difficult to contain.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/



Tomato prices have shot up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67 percent rise in the price of petrol and spiralling inflation in Africa’s largest economy

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/
Tomato prices have shot up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67 percent rise in the price of petrol and spiralling inflation in Africa’s largest economy.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/


Tomato prices have shot up as a result of the moth Tuta absoluta, adding to existing hardships from a 67 percent rise in the price of petrol and spiralling inflation in Africa’s largest economy.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/el-rufai-declares-emergency-tomato-ebola/

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