Facilities at the moribund Borno tomato factory situated along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway are to be upgraded and modernized to enhance operational efficiency.
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum revealed this during an unscheduled visit to the factory, giving an insight on how to bring the moribund facility back to full operation.
“My primary goal is to resuscitate the Borno industrial park’s tomato paste factory. The main issue has been the lack of raw materials. To solve this, we are implementing a robust drip irrigation system using net houses to produce tomatoes. We are working under a public-private partnership to establish at least 100 hectares of tomato plantations,
“To address the challenge of insufficient raw materials, the state has already established a 5-hectare drip-irrigated tomato farm, which will be expanded to 100 hectares,” Zulum said.
The Governor said the initial 5 hectares are expected to yield about 60 tons of tomatoes per hectare, and explained that when expanded to 100 hectares, the total production is expected to reach around 6,000 tons.
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