Comply on tobacco stalk destruction: Agronomist

TOBACCO farmers should remove all stalks before the onset of the upcoming seedbed production phase while making sure that they practice crop rotation in their fields, an agronomist has said.

The farmers have been accused of ignoring the order to destroy tobacco stalks after reaping, allowing re-growth, which results in the spread of pests and diseases.

They are, however, expected to comply because the danger of non-compliance leads to the spread of diseases and pests.

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