The Tomato Leaf Miner moth has obliterated 80% of tomato homesteads in Kaduna state, in the north of the nation.
Different states, especially in the north, have been severely hit as well and ranchers have lost a great many dollars.
The cost of a wicker container of tomatoes has taken off from $1.20 (£0.80) under three months prior to more than $40.
Presently Nigeria's National Research Institute for Chemical Technology says it has found an answer - a pesticide which will execute off the moth.
Yet, agriculturists influenced by the moth will need to hold up as the new pesticide is not industrially accessible yet.
Tomatoes are a fundamental piece of most Nigerians' eating regimens and authorities in Kaduna state proclaimed a highly sensitive situation in May as the cost of tomatoes soared.
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