Tomato seasonality is about availability (on-season) and unavailability (off-season) of the crop in a given period of the year. On-season is when farms and markets are primed with tomatoes. Off-season is period of tomato scarcity across the country.
Read moreAPPEALS Project Kano State Co-ordinating Office in collaboration with NSPRI Kano zonal office facilitated a Demonstration entitled Interactive/Practical Demonstration on Improved Processing and Packaging Technologies for Wet Tomato Products and shelf-life extension of Tomato Fruits. The demonstration intended to address the gaps and challenges that are being faced by stakeholders in tomato production and processing, including the need to build food security in tomato. The Demonstration gathered 120 participants working in tomato production and/or nutrition programme sector of Kano State Nigeria. The Demonstration was a great opportunity to bring participants from various groups together to learn improved techniques in production…
Read moreTomato Production should be sited on fertile land with well drained clay loam to sandy soils. Adequate water source is required for dry season production.
Read moreA three-day demonstration on greenhouse installation and Practices was conducted to 350 (200 Males: 150 Females) farmers at Bagauda Fisheries institute (Demo plot Site). Among them were 5 people with disability. The participants were enlightened on the numerous benefits of greenhouse technology, the profit to be accrued and Maximum number of plants it can comfortably contain. He further stated that the tunnel size (24 x 8m) contains 6 beds of 2 rows making 12 rows. The intra-row spacing of 60cm will give a plant population of 480. The weight of fruit per plant is estimated at 7kg. Therefore, the estimated…
Read moreThis document captures the lesson learnt in a major challenge faced by the Ungogo Vegetable Marketers Association on how to reduce loss of tomato due to short shelf life and poor handling technique. They sourced tomato from different locations in the state and when unable to sell all produce within a day, the commodity begins to deteriorate due to ambient heat and the coarse nature of the raffia basket used in handling the tomatoes.
Read moreThis document captures the success story of a beneficiary - Binta Muhammad Inuwa and a member of Ja’en Alkhairat Women Tomato Processors , who was supported by the APPEALS Project with improved tomato processing techniques and equipment under the matching grants support to technology adoption to convert tomato waste to body care products. Ja’en Alkhairat Women were into poultry management since their registration. While in the business of poultry, they were into exchange of poultry droppings with tomato farmers. That was when Ja’en women started keying into tomatoes farming. The wowen ventured into tomato farming and processing after attending the…
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