Governor Of Kaduna State,Nasiru Ahmed El- Rufai Declares A State Of Emergency On Tomatoes Farming

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai on monday declared a state of emergency on tomatoes  farming in the state,saying that 8o percent of Tomatoes farms have been ravaged by an exotic pest,called tomato blight(Tuta Absoluta).

He said that about 200 farmers in only three local government areas in the state lost one billion naira in the last one month.

Speaking at a press conference through his commissioner for Agriculture in Kaduna, he said already some officials of the ministry has been sent to Kenya to liaise with experts and return with the best way of arresting the situation.

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