TIMB introduces natural air curing system

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has introduced a natural air curing system (Nacs) in line with the tobacco value chain transformation plan.

In a statement, the regulatory authority said the reason behind the introduction of the system was to increase barn capacity for farmers who have been losing marketable volumes of tobacco due to capacity limitations.

“All along, we have been producing flue-cured tobacco, but a farmer’s tobacco may ripen all at once and the existing curing facilities may not accommodate all the ripe tobacco,” TIMB said.

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