Impact of Tomato Processing and Wastages in Kano Nigeria
Impact of Tomato Processing and Wastages in Kano Nigeria

Summary/Abstract: Tomato processing typically involves activities such as mincing and macerating, liquefaction, emulsification, and cooking (such as boiling, broiling, frying, or grilling); pickling, pasteurization, and many other kinds of preservation, and canning or other packaging thereby reducing waste. The study examines the impact of tomatoes processing and wastages in Nigeria, with a particular reference to Kano state. Tomato wastages in Nigeria is high with annual 1.5 million metric tonnes of tomatoes loss at an alarming rate of 40 -50% because of weak processing and preservation culture every year. The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of tomatoes processing and wastages in Nigeria. Survey research design was conducted and primary data using questionnaire was employed using e-view statistical tools of analysis to regress the data and the finding reveals that there is a positive significant impact of tomato processing on reduction of tomatoes wastages in Kano State of Nigeria. The study therefore recommends that tomatoes processing industries could strategically locate their factories near the harvesting point so that transporting the harvested tomatoes to the point of processing will not be a huge burden and result to waste of tomato products in event of breakdown of transported vehicle.

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