Nutritionists are advising Nigerians to consider tomato alternatives like switching tomato stew or sauce with other sauces that don't need it: cat fish pepper soup, veggie chicken gravy, palm nut soup, and so on.
Ondo state is the largest producer of cocoa in Nigeria, producing about 80,000 tons of the crop annually. It contributes highest to Nigeria's total cocoa output, which was the highest agricultural export product of 2022.
Within three months of 2020, the country imported 970k tons of raw sugar, its reliance on imports as against local production is responsible for the sector's dwindling value to its economy.
