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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Huge outcry over tobacco prices

TOBACCO growers in Manicaland have decried the "good crop and poor price" fiasco obtaining at the country's auction floors arguing that the trend was gradually forcing them out of the farming business.
Manica Post (zw)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:29
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[Zimbabwe] Tobacco prices shock farmers

Farmers who spoke to The Standard said they were irked by the price their crop was fetching, adding that they hoped the price per kg would be improved as the selling season progressed.
Zimbabwe Standard (zw)
added Feb 25, 2013 01:45
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[India] Tobacco board opposes FCTC draft guidelines

The draft guidelines and recommendations of the World Health Organisation?s FCTC will be discussed at the fifth Conference of Parties at Seoul . . . "We will observe 'World Tobacco Growers Day' on October 29 this year as a day of protesting against the
Business Standard (in)
added Oct 21, 2012 16:51
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Macedonia the dark horse of oriental tobacco

Leaf & tobacco processing
Tobacco Journal International
added Mar 14, 2012 00:00
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Tobacco sales generate $500m

THE value of the tobacco crop delivered to the country’s auction floors has inched closer to the half a billion dollar mark as the cash crop consolidates its position as one of the top foreign currency earners, official figures have shown Statistics prov
Newsday (zw)
added May 22, 2013 08:00
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[China, Tanzania] Chinese market excites tobacco exporters

EXPORTERS have welcomed with a lot of interest the new Chinese market for tobacco as an opportunity that will contribute to the economic growth as well as increased income to farmers. This was said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend by the Tanzania Expor
TSN Daily News(tz)
added Mar 31, 2013 22:56
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22nd Century Group Subsidiary, Goodrich Tobacco, Applies for Federal License to Manufacture Tobacco Products

Until now, Goodrich Tobacco has contracted with independent federally licensed tobacco manufacturers to produce its proprietary commercial products, RED SUN®, MAGIC® and SPECTRUM®. Goodrich Tobacco has always supplied its contract manufacturers with its o
Business Wire
added Jan 31, 2013 18:24
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The European Commission Must Protect Our Jobs: European Tobacco Growers Oppose DGSANCO Tobacco Initiatives

it seems likely that the Directorate General for Health and Consumers has planned 'out and out war' on the tobacco industry when revising the Tobacco Products Directive.
PR Newswire
added Sep 12, 2012 10:13
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EDITORIAL: Who Wants Tobacco Business Dead in Africa?

if the concern of ITGA and tobacco farmers is that the FCTC will take away farmers' livelihood . . . If the concern of WHO FCTC is to reduce the burden of tobacco use, and prevent the death of millions of users and make plans for better alternative to t
Africa News (nl)
added Jul 10, 2012 14:51
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[North Carolina] Advocates plan to pressure Reynolds American over tobacco farm working conditions

Members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and its supporters rallied outside the Reynolds American headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday. The company's annual shareholder's meeting was being held inside, and recognition of the union w
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
added May 8, 2013 07:20
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