The country’s leaf tobacco production is projected to increase to 45.6 million kilograms for the year ahead, the Department of Agriculture (DA)-National Tobacco Administration (NTA) reported Monday.

Dark Fire Cured Tobacco is a different plant from the dry-cured Burley tobacco grown outside of the Black Patch Region and used for cigarettes. For the 2024 crop year, the Robertson County ...

TOBACCO leaf production increased 7.45% to 45.4 million kilograms in 2024, with more farmers encouraged to plant by export opportunities and local government prodding, according to the National ...

The agency said native tobacco accounted for the most of the exported volume at 9.218 kilos followed by Virginia tobacco at 4.66 million kilos and Burley tobacco at 2.028 million kilos. The ...

• The alarming rise in polio incidents spurred a nationwide initiative known as the Mother’s March on Polio, as communities rallied to fight the disease. • Burley tobacco, which covered over 100 acres ...