Burkina Faso: Organic compost fights bacterial wilt of tomato
It’s an April afternoon and the sun is gradually dipping towards the horizon. In a market gardening plot in Bobo-Dioulasso, […]
Nigeria: Farmers dry tomatoes to reduce post-harvest losses
It’s almost eight o’clock on a sunny Monday morning and the temperature is 42 degrees. Kulu Abdullah leaves her house […]
Nigeria: Transporting tomatoes in plastic crates improves shelf life—and farmer income
It’s Friday around six o’clock in the morning and Hajiya Tabawa Hamza has just finished harvesting tomatoes. The middle-aged widow […]
Nigeria: Tomato farmers avoid glut in market by staggering plantings
It’s a Sunday morning, but Jibril Sule Dakasoye is on the way to his farm. He’s riding his old bicycle […]
Packed and ready to go: Good quality packaging and handling boosts income from tomato sales
Two of this week’s Farmer stories highlight parts of the value chain for tomatoes: production and transportation. This week’s Script […]
Burkina Faso: Rural women’s group makes and markets tomato puree (AgribusinessTV)
A group of women stand around a wooden table, slicing countless bright red tomatoes, preparing them to be processed into […]
Comoros: Farmers switch from growing bananas to more profitable tomatoes
In his camouflage pants, Ali Msa looks like a soldier in action. But he’s a gardener. Mr. Msa waters his […]
Three times the effort for ten times the yield: Growing tomatoes in Nigeria
This week’s Farmer story from Comoros shows how, in that country, tomato growers must work hard but are well-rewarded for […]
Burundi & Ghana: Two techniques for storing tomatoes longer (by Jean de Dieu Ununahazwe & Anais Voski)
Vital Nduwimana hated how many tomatoes he lost every season. For years, his tomatoes started rotting just three or four […]
Malawi: Tomato farmers use pesticides to protect their livelihoods
It is a chilly Saturday morning and the sky is engulfed with a dark grey cloud, signaling that it might […]