Kano farmers cry out as deadly Tuta Absoluta pest devours tomato farms The scarcity of tomato looms in Kano State as the deadly tuta absoluta pest hits big tomato farms in the state. The pest infested tomato farms at Bagwai, Shanono, Kura, Garin Malam, Bebeji, Bunkure, Rano, Kibiya, part of Tudun Wada and Dawakin Kudu local government areas of the state, where the product is reportedly farmed in large quantities. Kano State chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Abdullahi Maibreadi, in an interview lamented the recurring infestation of tuta absoluta. He...