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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by HIGHESTPOPORI(m): 3:05pm On Feb 17, 2016
UrbanMystique:
TSA.
AllCBN policies to fight the mess caused by Jonathan's dollarization of our election which led to its scarcity now.. And diversifying our economy away from oil, want more?
On paper or just in d news? Cos d economy is getting worse instead!

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by jamace(m): 3:06pm On Feb 17, 2016
What is the State Ministry of Agriculture doing about the wastages?

Dangote tomato company over to you.

Erisco tomato company over to you.

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Nobody: 3:09pm On Feb 17, 2016
NextGovernor:
And I bought the smallest plate yesterday for #300. That woman dey kolo. There are some things you see cheap at a particular time but you just can't buy in bulk and save for the hard time. This is just one of it. If not I could have ordered for 10 baskets. lol
which do u mean@smallest plate??bought two mudus for N200 just two hours ago...was surprised....location :Abuja
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Nobody: 3:11pm On Feb 17, 2016
The answer is to get a Vegetable processing and dehydrating machine which dries the tomato whereby preserving it for longer periods of time.

A machine of that sort is very rare in Nigeria and it costs about N1.6m to get one (excluding shipping and clearing costs) from China.

Since the machine is unavailable, i personally resorted to home methods of drying by sunning the tomatoes after draining them of the moisture and liquid inside. The liquid is packed in a container and refrigerated for flavoring purposes (thank God for constant power in my area) and then the dried outer layers can either be grounded to fine powder or added to the pot while cooking as is!

I also do same for pepper! One has to make out strategies to economize during these hard and trying times!

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Ayinla4sure1(m): 3:11pm On Feb 17, 2016
UrbanMystique:
Oh which initiative was that?

These things have being happening long before you were born.
Nigeria lacking storage or proccesing facilities for farm produce .. That's why you have a season for different food in Nigeria which suppose not to be so. A well proccesed or preserved food should last all year round without having a season where it becomes scarce of too much that it goes to waste like this.

And for the record.. You are nothing but hypocrite ..
Innoson became popular under buhari, it was Jonathan policy.
Tomato excess in kastina, it was Jonathan. Tsa, jonathan's policy. Kachickwu, jonathans policy. Anything positive, Jonathan policy which were not seen.
But when book haram throws bomb tommorow, you start shouting buhari. Not Jonathan, when naira falls again tommorow, you start shouting buhari but not Jonathan's policy.


Thunder wey go fire all you wailing hhypocrites still dey chop constipation yam.


God bless you. They are yet to recover from election defeat virus. I am not a politician, if Baba Buhari fail us tomory, I will join force to castigate him, but this thread is not about Buhari and Jonathan, let share ideas on the matter, perhaps, we could benefit in one way or the other.

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by cckris: 3:11pm On Feb 17, 2016
UrbanMystique:
TSA.
AllCBN policies to fight the mess caused by Jonathan's dollarization of our election which led to its scarcity now.. And diversifying our economy away from oil, want more?
The dual exchange regimes is called ROUND TRIP. The worse kind of kwaraption, by APC people get dollars @ 200, & sell immediately for 340.
We will buy & sustain our part of this dual economy Buhari is creating, & watch your rural folks being ruined, instead of integrating into one DYNAMIC SELF-SUSTAINING economic unit.
This brinkmanship is not an economic policy.
TSA was initiated by Ngozi.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by baba11(m): 3:13pm On Feb 17, 2016
The way to go is preservation..imagine the money anyone that goes into such area now will be making in the next 4 months..if I can see a partner,I don't mind going into it..but TRUST is the major factor to be considered cool
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Enoquin(f): 3:13pm On Feb 17, 2016
Tomato and fresh habanero pepper is everywhere in Uyo and cheap too. When I saw Abokis selling tomatoes in a wheelbarrow, I knew there was a surplus...and yet Tatashe and Shombo no dey market.
I wish I had a deep freezer, I would have blended one basket and stored it, me wey no dey use tomatoes play. I wish we could have this all year long
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by kevoh(m): 3:19pm On Feb 17, 2016
1 full basket over here in my part of Abuja is N1000. Tempted to buy 2 baskets, blend and store in the freezer despite the regularity of electricity, relying on NEPA to supply power for food conservation is like relying on playing Nairabet to supply you monthly income. Onions too has been cheap like forever here, 7 huge onion bulbs for N50! smiley Gotta love the North! Na only accommodation dey kill people here.

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Ahmedhussain3463: 3:21pm On Feb 17, 2016
Bugatie:
Fall out of the Goodluck's Agricultural revolution/Transformation.

God bless Jonathan
stop talking abt failure in a public forum like naira land,if e perform e would still b in power by nw
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by cckris: 3:22pm On Feb 17, 2016
Bugatie:
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We need common sense glut also
Common Sense is not common.
Some cultures in Nigeria start their days with curses, & right through.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by UrbanMystique: 3:22pm On Feb 17, 2016
HIGHESTPOPORI:
On paper or just in d news? Cos d economy is getting worse instead!
TSA is on paper?

Hoarding dollars by CBN to save out naira is on paper? Dude seriously?
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by islandmoon: 3:23pm On Feb 17, 2016
where are the tomato paste companies? we complains of unemployment but this is a good avenue to make money, the youth do not have money to do this but the kastina state government can open a tomato paste company, employ a Chinese to train their youth , in the next few months, they can generate good revenue from this and still keep some people off in street, this same thing is happening in plateau state at the moment, even in Benue and some other states.

rather, the government is busy waiting for allocation from oil/crude sales to drive jeep and loot. shame on our leaders, how do you encourage the farmers who planted these ? how do you intend to keep them in business next year? what is the role of government? shame to the government!
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by UrbanMystique: 3:23pm On Feb 17, 2016
cckris:

The dual exchange regimes is called ROUND TRIP. The worse kind of kwaraption, by APC people get dollars @ 200, & sell immediately for 340.
We will buy & sustain our part of this dual economy Buhari is creating, & watch your rural folks being ruined, instead of integrating into one DYNAMIC SELF-SUSTAINING economic unit.
This brinkmanship is not an economic policy.
TSA was initiated by Ngozi.
oh.. I thought he never made any policy. Now its a policy of corruption .. Do me a favor, gerarahia.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Chrisx1x(m): 3:24pm On Feb 17, 2016
ziky2010:
Dis is an investment opportunity
 nna meh now u are talking like an ibo man.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by cckris: 3:27pm On Feb 17, 2016
razortruth:
GMO tommatoes
Please elaborate on this GM stuff.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Reference(m): 3:30pm On Feb 17, 2016
Don't you just like capitalism and free market. Who will pity you. Did you pity buyers when prices hit 5k. Like almighty black gold aka crude oil you misread high prices and out of greed overproduced.

Next year hang onto your wet season profits and keep your greed in check. Crude oil and tomatoes.

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by cckris: 3:31pm On Feb 17, 2016
UrbanMystique:
oh.. I thought he never made any policy. Now its a policy of corruption .. Do me a favor, gerarahia.
Brinkmanship is not a policy, just like the Budget nonsense, designed to steal as fast as any money is available.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by bxcode(m): 3:33pm On Feb 17, 2016
Investment opportunity. Rubbing my hands in anticipation of what the future holds for some of us seeing the millions of problems in the agricultural sector which nobody is presently addressing. Let them not set up factories that process these raw materials abeg o. We are on our waycheesy

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Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Dindondin(m): 3:41pm On Feb 17, 2016
Ecoterrorism:
Tomatoes are still expensive in Lagos because of all these touts and OMO Nile that collect illegal tolls from the truck drivers
southwest is not taking adequate advantage of her fertile land to farm.
its appaling
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by UrbanMystique: 3:45pm On Feb 17, 2016
cckris:

Brinkmanship is not a policy, just like the Budget nonsense, designed to steal as fast as any money is available.
why am I even talking to you? You don't even know what policy means or how it works.

Have a great day Mr.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Naijaaccountwiz: 3:46pm On Feb 17, 2016
True, the thing cheap wella for aba here oo, all u need to do is smile n u get healthy looking tomatoes for free grin
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by EazyMoh(m): 3:47pm On Feb 17, 2016
Sparkle777:


Pls teach me how to dry tomates cos its so abundant here in abj. Am literary swimming in tomatoes now.
RIP to ur dad.
Thanks, we'll the drying is pretty easy;
1. get a clean surface preferably outdoors ( we used to do it in our farm) you can achieve this by spreading polythene sheets or roofing sheets.
2. slice the tomato in halves and place them on the surface the cut side facing the sun.
3. Drain any flowing liquid in the tomatoes. leave it 24h out there because even at night air breeze continue the drying.
4. pack and package when they dried. Due to hot sun during dry season in my area, this process takes less than four days.

BTW am a Chemical Engineering graduate so my aim is to get a simple low-cost technique in making the sachet tomato paste.
All the best. tolzy90
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Jroy(m): 3:48pm On Feb 17, 2016
NextGovernor:
And I bought the smallest plate yesterday for #300. That woman dey kolo. There are some things you see cheap at a particular time but you just can't buy in bulk and save for the hard time. This is just one of it. If not I could have ordered for 10 baskets. lol
10 basket ni, i for order a whole pickup truck...
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by sandman007: 3:49pm On Feb 17, 2016
Ofeman.u people will be so happy now afterall all their soup is oil and tomato....

Off to SPAR to get a Helmet as they will soon send Sango after me...


[You better get bullet proof car with that helmet.]
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by classicladyk(f): 4:01pm On Feb 17, 2016
it's so true.. for some weeks now even 100naira tomato' was too much. I had to divide it in two.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by classicladyk(f): 4:03pm On Feb 17, 2016
[quote author=kevoh post=43005369]1 full basket over here in my part of Abuja is N1000. Tempted to buy 2 baskets, blend and store in the freezer despite the regularity of electricity, relying on NEPA to supply power for food conservation is like relying on playing Nairabet to supply you monthly income. Onions too has been cheap like forever here, 7 huge onion bulbs for N50! smiley Gotta love the North! Na only accommodation dey kill people here.[/quote

same thing over here in Rivers
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by praxisnetworks: 4:10pm On Feb 17, 2016
Adaure4ever:
Kastina, I am coming. *enter kastina bus*
I love Tomatoes.
Love gold instead

Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by ofwest: 4:13pm On Feb 17, 2016
And yet the tomato paste industries still continue to complaint of non availability of dollars to import raw tomato paste.
And yet the tomato paste industries still continue to complaint of non availability of dollars to import raw tomato paste.
And yet the tomato paste industries still continue to complaint of non availability of dollars to import raw tomato paste.
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Nobody: 4:16pm On Feb 17, 2016
So that people can be cancernised abi?all we need is uninterrupted power supply,cos if they make them into plums and puree the chemical used in lacing the tins for preservation causes cancer on the longrun.Then your eyes will clear.
Mekyno:

or better still turn them in paste and can them in millions of tins.
Oh, my Nigeria, when will we wake up industrally with sound initiatives?
Are we all waiting on dangote? Were are my rich south east n south south broda?
Can't any wise polithief-cian take advantage of this?
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by Abukc(m): 4:18pm On Feb 17, 2016
GovT should look into this,tHey should find Means oF preserving iT till anoda season
Re: Tomato Glut Hits Katsina Markets As Price Drop To N300 From N5, 000 Per Basket by BraniacX(m): 4:30pm On Feb 17, 2016
good! let the glut continue till they develop common sense in the north, sometime in the last two years, an Israeli firm wanted to build a tomato processing factory in kano and this was opposed by all and sundry up north, so let the glut be enternal because these abok1's don't know how to put business before politics and religious fundamentalism, luckily for them though, dangote is building a tomatoe factory somewhere up north too so till it comes online let those ignorant farmers bear the brunt of their unwise sentimental choices.

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