Enugu To Train 120 Farmers On Tomato Farming

The Enugu State Government yesterday said it had commenced plans to train 120 farmers on how to grow tomatoes massively in the state.
Acting Director, Technical Services, Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme (ENADEP), Mr. Benjamin Onuze, made this known in an interview with The Tide’s in Enugu.
Onuze said that the tomato seedlings were improved variety, brought by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology for the state to be among tomato-growing states in the country.
He said that the purpose of providing the improved variety tomato seedlings to the state was due to the quality of the soil.
He noted that the soil in the Southeast was good for growing such improved variety of tomatoes.
“With the provision of these tomato seedlings by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, the Enugu State Ministry of Agricultural has come up with plans on how to train 120 farmers in growing the tomato seedlings.
“The seedlings will be given to the 120 farmers from six agricultural zones of the state after the training. These zones include Agbani, Awgu, Enugu, Enugu-Ezike, Nsukka and Udi zones.