British American Tobacco in anti -deforestation drive

CIGARETTE-MAKER British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched a rocket barn trial project in a bid to slow deforestation down as farmers cure the golden leaf, the company has said.

Report by Business Reporter

The project was a partnership between BAT and the Tobacco Research Board.

A rocket barn is an affordable, easy-to-build or retrofit tobacco barn that reduces wood consumption while improving the quality and quantity of produce, helping both smallholder farmers and the environment.

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