The brand new Dangote Tomato Processing Factory last week began test production in Kano.
According to the Managing Director of the company, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kaita, the factory which is designed to process 120 tonnes of fresh tomatoes per day has already processed more than 500 tonnes.
He said that the company has been paying tomato farmers higher than what they get at the open market.
“We purchase the commodity at N20, 000 per tonne irrespective of the tomato specie.
“So we buy a basket of the commodity above N1,000 per basket and the current price at the market is N300. This is more than twice the price at the open market.
“The farmers are happy about the price because we have had several meetings with the officials of their association before we agreed on the prices.
“Once we collect the tomato, the company will pay you within two days,“ he said.
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