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Tomatoes planted in the North are usually packed in baskets and transported via lorry to the South.
Due to the unstable conditions of the lorry, most of the tomatoes end up being squashed before they arrive in places like Lagos, Ogun, Oyo etc.
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Some farms tested moving the tomato produce via train.
GEMs4, CRS & Best farms are testing moving tomatoes from kano to Lagos via train , a 36 hours journey. I am blown away. pic.twitter.com/VqFOtq1Rkk
— Kayode Muyibi (@kazey) March 14, 2017
The tomatoes were loaded up in crates instead of baskets
The crates are reusable, and there’s less chance of the tomatoes being damaged.
Returnable plastic crates are the norm globally. They should replace raffia baskets. They can be stacked and nested #tomatotrain pic.twitter.com/1DIMqfQVjx
— The Unknown Genie (@grandespinale) March 15, 2017
The tomatoes were sorted and graded before loading
Sorting and grading of the #tomatotrain crates before loading into the truck pic.twitter.com/AgB7FTskWO
— The Unknown Genie (@grandespinale) March 15, 2017
And then transported in cold room carriages
Below is a pilot intervention moving tomatoes from Kano to Lagos by train Apparently, the tomatoes are moved in cold-room carriages. pic.twitter.com/Irysp3apZj
— AW (@AffiSupaStar) March 14, 2017
The tomatoes arrived in Lagos after 36 hours
After 58 years, tomatoes transported by rail to Lagos from Kano pic.twitter.com/vvkSZc6sts
— Kemi Ariyo (@d_problemsolver) March 15, 2017
And most of them were in great condition
Results from the #tomatotrain pilot @AffiSupaStar @DoubleEph the second crate was one of the tilted crates that was crushed pic.twitter.com/GBuu1nHaxS
— The Unknown Genie (@grandespinale) March 15, 2017
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