It seems like a no-brainer. If a country has the conditions and farmers to grow the types and styles of tobacco in demand domestically and, perhaps overseas, why wouldn't it grow it?Read More
Early tobacco plantings in Zimbabwe are down on those of last season as farmers keep a weather eye out for rain.Read More
Faced with the prospect of falling demand for flue-cured tobacco, Zimbabwe's farmers are being encouraged to grow other crops.Read More
Azerbaijan is aiming to increase exports of leaf tobacco while minimizing the import of tobacco products.Read More
Despite an early setback caused by Hurricane Michael in the Vueltabajo region of Pinar del Rio, Cuba is aiming this season for a 13 percent increase in its tobacco harvest. Read More
If it is true that the average price paid to growers for Malawi's tobacco this year fell by 16.5 percent, the tobacco industry should hang its head in shame.Read More
Japan Tobacco, which annually tests Japan's domestic leaf for radioactive contamination, has given the all-clear to the country's Burley crop.Read More
A financial incentive scheme in Zimbabwe is behind a big increase in farmers registering to grow flue-cured tobacco in 2018-19.Read More
Zimbabwe is rightly celebrating growing a record flue-cured tobacco crop, but it needs to get to grips with sorting out a consequent deforestation crisis.Read More
A call to arms aimed at ensuring that farmers do not suffer as demand for tobacco falls is timely. Read More
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