Sridhar Babu revealed that Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco farmers’ earnings have more than doubled between 2019-20 and 2023-24, with prices rising from Rs 124 per kg to Rs 279.54 per kg.

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In addition, CAPPA called for more investment in alternative livelihoods for tobacco farmers. Transitioning farmers to sustainable crops requires continuous investment in training programs ...

New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India's unmanufactured tobacco exports reached a record Rs12,005.89 crore in 2023-24, reflecting a staggering 87 per cent growth over the past five years.

As the Board, founded on January 1, 1976, celebrated its formation day, it highlighted that FCV tobacco farmers’ earnings have more than doubled between 2019-20 and 2023-24, from ₹124 a kg in ...

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Farmers in the U.S. have also experimented with low-nicotine varieties of the plant. Because the demand for tobacco farming across the US has declined significantly over the past four decades, large ...

Distor also noted that the number of tobacco farmers grew as corn planters struggled to deal with fall armyworms which prompted them to shift to planting tobacco instead. “Corn is currently ...

“We project that this will lead to P29 billion of forgone revenue for public health and tobacco farmers from 2026 to 2030 and will make cigarettes and electronic smoking devices more accessible to the ...