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China Develops Leaf Tobacco with Different Types of Aroma Tobacco

Major tobacco-producing regions in China, in efforts to meet the differentiated demand of tobacco manufacturing enterprises for making characteristic cigarette products, has been striving to develop leaf tobacco with different types of aroma over the pas
Tobacco China (cn) 烟草在线
added Mar 5, 2013 16:01
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[Jamaica] Consumers grab raw tobacco - 'Grabba' makes its mark

The term 'hot grabba' is the street name for raw tobacco, which is becoming increasingly popular for local smokers. Windel 'Archie' Allen, a tobacco farmer, says that the process from field preparation to reaping and drying the crop for sale is about 16
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
added Jul 2, 2012 12:00
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Zimbabwe: Millions of jobs at risk as tobacco sector struggles

Up to one million jobs could be lost in Zimbabwe's tobacco sectors, as an international lobby to ban the crop gathers momentum.
The Africa Report (fr)
added Oct 1, 2012 17:13
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YOU'RE THE BOSS: Pitching an Organic Cigarette for Hipsters

Hestia Tobacco positions itself as the first truly independent organic cigarette company, and there are a number of strong elements to the pitch. It starts very clearly with David Sley introducing himself, the company and a three-pronged investment thesi
New York Times Blogs
added Aug 30, 2012 12:23
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[Europe] [Press Release] Tobacco Products Directive very unlikely to increase illicit trade

Tobacconists and newsagent are demonstrating in Brussels to express their opposition to the draft Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They claim that, if adopted, the text will increase counterfeiting and the parallel market (1). Experience has proven that
European Public Health Alliance (be)
added Jan 23, 2013 06:24
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[Canada] ‘Surplus’ tobacco flooding the Canadian black market: RCMP

With Canadian tobacco fields heading for their biggest yield in years, the RCMP says significant amounts of the raw leaf product are being sold under the table to contraband cigarette factories.
National Post (ca)
added Nov 5, 2012 10:38
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[North Carolina] Put it in your pipe and grow it: Former tobacco farms evolve

Grist
added May 18, 2012 12:39
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[Philippines] See advantages of Sin Tax Law, NTA official tells tobacco farmers

Administrator Edgardo D. Zaragoza of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) assured the tobacco farmers and local chief executives of the province that the NTA will look into the welfare of tobacco farmers with the recent implementation of the Sin Tax
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY (ph)
added Jan 14, 2013 10:05
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[Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya] Tobacco farmers switching to alternatives

Throughout the world, tobacco farmers are beginning to switch to growing food or higher yielding crops, like bamboo. ... The campaign Unfairtobacco.org interviewed experts from Bangladesh, Kenya and Brazil during last year's Week of Alternative Liveliho
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
added Feb 14, 2013 13:57
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[Europe, Poland] Polish tobacco industry to protest new EU menthol and slim cigarette ban

Polish tobacco growers and cigarette manufacturers are sending a letter to PM Tusk, Monday, calling for the government to oppose new EU plans to ban menthol and 'slim' cigarette sales.
Polskie Radio (pl)
added Dec 17, 2012 18:34
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