When the leaves of the tobacco plant are mature and ready for harvest, they are gathered and first laid on the ground to wilt -- that is, to wither and lose their brittleness. This done ...

Rajahmundry: In a significant step towards sustainable agriculture, the ICAR-National Institute for Research on Commercial ...

“The curing process for dark-fired tobacco requires tobacco leaves to be subjected to smoke from a smoldering wood fire,” officials added.

For both cigar and cigarette makers, man-made leaf means a big cut in the cost of handling, grading and curing tobacco. Cigar makers who have switched to HTL binder can use imperfect broad-leaf ...

"Then, [the leaves will] turn completely brown." As you might expect, tobacco curing can often turn heads. "There was a guy standing there with the door open and runs up to the tractor and tells ...

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has launched a nationwide fire prevention campaign to protect fast-growing ...