Dangote tomato Coy begins survey of tomato farms in 6 states
The Dangote Tomato Processing Factory,
Kadawa, Kano State, has begun survey of tomato farms in six major
tomato producing states to ascertain the level of availability of the
commodity.
The company’s Managing Director,
Alhaji Abdulkarim Kaita, disclosed this in an interview weekend in
Kano.
Kaita said the survey would be
conducted in major tomato growing areas within the states which are:
Jigawa, Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Plateau and Sokoto.
He said that the survey would enable
the company to assess the availability of the commodity before
resuming production in the next few weeks.
“We want to make sure that the
commodity is readily available in these states before we resume
production.
“We will require 40 trailers of
tomato daily, hence our decision to embark on the survey of major
tomato growing areas to know whether the farmers have started
harvesting,” Abdulkarim said.
He disclosed that the company had
engaged over 50 casual staff who would convey the fresh tomato inside
the factory for processing.
He said no fewer than 30 students on
Industrial Training (IT) had also been engaged by the company to
assess the quality of the raw materials before processing.
The company stopped production about
nine months ago due to inadequate raw materials, following the
outbreak of a pest which destroyed tomato farms in about five states,
including Kano.
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