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‘Tomato Ebola’ has reduced locally available fresh tomatoes Many fresh tomato sellers have resorted to purchasing the product from neighbouring countries Some people are gradually switching to tomato pastes The ravaging insect pest known as ‘Tuta Absoluta’ has destroyed an estimated 40% of anticipated harvest. However Nigerians are gradually switching to pastes, on account of

Best Fruit Processors, a joint venture between Schweppes Zimbabwe’s 100% owned Beitbridge Juicing Co and the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), has commenced its tomato paste line, ARDA chairman Mr Basil Nyabadza said last week. The company started a trial run of the plant in January this year, processing mango and guava and has

Angolan news agency Angop, informed the production of tomato concentrate in the factory from Giraúl de Baixo in the Angolan province of Namibe, has been postponed due to a lack of raw materials. The head of the factory, Vicente Monder Jar, said the shortage of tomatoes is causing a price increase in the product, affecting

The Katsina State Government says it will establish a Tomato Processing Company to boost irrigation in the state. Gov. Aminu Masari disclosed this on Sunday in Mashi during a Town Hall meeting with people of the Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency. Masari said the company would be established in Danja Local Government Area through a Public Private

everal Essex County farmers and food processors in southwestern Ontario are reaping the benefits of the ongoing ketchup war, sparked last month, not long after food giant French’s squeezed its way into the ketchup market. Canadian consumers spoke out on social media and took action with their loonies by supporting French’s new ketchup brand because

A Portuguese family is consolidating its position in the Andalusian agro-industrial sector. The Ortigão Costa family has opted for Sevilla after disbursing more than 20 million Euro since 2010 in the acquisition and modernization of a tomato paste factory in Las Cabezas de San Juan. « After a major investment, we’ve reached the right size in

  Andalusia and Extremadura regions in Spain as well as Portugal are suffering very adverse climatic conditions during the crucial transplanting period. Andalusia is clearly the most severely hit area. After the coldest month of March in 30 years, it suffered regular rains during April and, more critical, extremely heavy rainfalls in the past week

Damaged tomatoes unsuitable for sale can be used as a powerful source of generating electricity, says a study involving Indian-origin scientists. « We have found that spoiled and damaged tomatoes left over from harvest can be a particularly powerful source of energy when used in a biological or microbial electrochemical cell, » said Namita Shrestha from South