Dangote’s Tomato Revolution 🍅 in Nigeria

Dangote's Tomato  Revolution 🍅 in Nigeria  🇳🇬
Dangote Group has unveiled Africa's largest tomato processing plant in  northern Nigeria, a $20  million, five-year project.
This innovative initiative aims to reduce Nigeria's heavy reliance on imported tomato paste, create  jobs and boost local  agriculture.
By 2022, Nigeria,  Africa's largest importer of tomato  paste, imported  about 300,000  tonnes, spending  about $350 million  annually, mainly from China  🇨🇳.
The Dangote factory is  expected to process 400,000  tonnes of tomato paste  per year, filling the  deficit and  allowing the country to meet domestic demand while producing  a surplus for  export.
Despite being  the second largest tomato producer  in Africa after Egypt 🇪🇬, with 1.8 million  tons per year, Nigeria loses  almost 40% of its  production due to  post-harvest problems, such as poor storage and  transportation. To address this, the Dangote Group has also established a  giant greenhouse nursery capable of producing 300 tons of hybrid tomato  plants per year, providing farmers with high-quality inputs and  improving production.
This initiative  marks a  major step  towards agricultural self-sufficiency and sustainability in  Nigeria. Africa is changing 🎉.
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