A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state.
Kaduna's Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai declared the emergency, saying that 80% of tomato farms have been ravaged by a pest called Tuta Absoluta, Nigeria's Guardian newspaper reports.
Total losses in the past month alone among a group of 200 farmers are estimated at 1bn naira ($5.1m), he added.
The price of a basket of tomatoes has increased than three months ago.
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