Friday, 3 June 2016

INSURGENCY IS THE REASON FOR TOMATO SCARCITY - LAI MOHAMMED


Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed 
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says Boko Haram is responsible for the current dearth of tomato in the country.
The federal government through the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, had said that the staple food, has been scarce as a result of tuta absoluta, a pest also known as ‘tomato ebola’, adding that the government was making efforts to contain the outbreak which had ravaged six states.
Speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, the Minister said farmers have been forced to quit the North East due to the level of insecurity in the region.
He said, “People talk about the price of tomato but they forget one thing; that the price of tomato today is a direct result of the fact that we have lost two years harvest to Boko Haram insurgency.
“Most of the people you see riding Okada (motorcycles) in Lagos are people who would have been in the farm to produce consumable items, he said.
When asked if he was convinced that the tomato scarcity could be attributed to insurgency, he said: “Absolutely! Do you farm where there is war? We have lost two seasons of harvest.”

Source: https://thewhistler.ng/story/boko-haram-responsible-for-tomato-scarcity-lai-mohammed

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