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Living Planet: Nigeria's 'tomatogedden'

Sam Olukoya, LagosAugust 12, 2016

Nigeria is Saharan Africa's largest tomato producer. Yet the country is facing a major tomato scarcity, thanks to a tiny yet destructive pest. The moth, Tuta Absoluta, is affecting farmlands across Nigeria's key tomato producing states and bumping prices by up 400 percent.

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