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Producing tomato paste in Nigeria: Tomato Jos’ seven-year journey

Nigerian agro-processing company Tomato Jos last month officially launched its tomato paste factory, almost seven years after it first started growing tomatoes in the country.

How we made it in Africa
Oct 27, 2021
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The new Tomato Jos factory in Kaduna State.

Nigerian agro-processing company Tomato Jos, led by American-born entrepreneur Mira Mehta, last month officially launched its tomato paste factory in Kaduna State, almost seven years after it first started growing tomatoes in the country. The facility is said to be the third-largest of its kind in Nigeria and can produce one carton of tomato paste sachets every minute.

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