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BY Farida Dawkins, 2:00pm September 06, 2018,

6 imports from the West banned in parts of Africa and the Caribbean

by Farida Dawkins, 2:00pm September 06, 2018,

6 imports from the West banned in parts of Africa and the Caribbean

Tomatoes…BBC

Tomatoes

Though Nigeria has ample and arable land that can produce tomatoes, the West-African country still imports the vegetable.  Nigeria also imported 189.5 tons of tomato paste in the 2016-2017-year span.

There was also a ban on barley with hopes of boosting the use of local sorghum, as reported by The Conversation.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: September 6, 2018

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