Zambia: Pest threatens to push tomato prices up
Mr Hamusimbi was speaking in an interview when student farmers attending a global farmers’ master class supported by Rabobank and Zanaco visited Simango Farms in Chibombo.
He said ZNFU, in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers, tomato processors, agro-chemical companies and the Zambia Institute of Agriculture Research (ZARI) met to outline intervention measures against the pest.
Mr Hamusimbi said 15 percent of over 300,000 tomato growers are affected by the tuta absoluta pest outbreak in Kafue, Chibombo, Chisamba, Mkushi, NKANAKabwe and Lusaka West.
Source: daily-mail.co.zm