Nigeria's Tomato Paste Processors Faced With Cheap Imports

     Tomato paste is the key ingredient in many popular Nigerian dishes like jollof rice and tomato stew. We can afford to splash out on tomato puree for our dishes because the country is the highest producer of tomato in Africa, producing about 1.5 million tonnes annually. The sad part is that 45 percent of the entire produce perishes.
     Consumers spend 360 million US dollars on tomato paste import from countries such as Italy and China. The Mile 12 market in Ketu - Lagos, is the biggest one stop tomato shop in West Africa and has a daily turnover of about 1,500 metric tonnes of tomatoes.
     The inability of farmers to feed a nation of 170 million people has led to an increasing reliance on imported food.
     Last year the government effectively banned the import of almost 700 goods to prevent a currency collapse and encourage local manufacturing. Yet the local producers are facing a tough time.
     Eric Umeofia, the president and CEO of Erisco Foods Limited situated in Lagos started processing tomato paste in 2011. His factory employs over 1500 staff. He buys tomato from local farmers and has a capacity to produce 450,000 metric tonnes of paste per year. Yet he still battles with poor infrastructure, unreliable power supply and cheap imports from other countries
     Africa's biggest economy and top energy producer has been hammered by low crude prices since it relies on oil exports for around 70 percent of government revenues. Time to look inward people? #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira!

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Sachets of Ric-Giko tomato paste 
Production of empty tomato paste tins
Empty tomato paste tins
Ongoing production of tomato paste









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