Tobacco hectarage rises by 4%

Government says there has been an improvement in the hectarage of land planted under tobacco.

In an interview with NewsDay Farming, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development ministry permanent secretary John Basera said the hectarage increased by 4% to
117 000 at the beginning of the 2022/23 summer cropping season compared to an area planted in the same period the prior year.

“Hectarage under tobacco is up by 4% at 117 000 as at the 10th of January, 2023, compared to 112 000 hectares during the same period in 2022,” Basera told NewsDay Farming.

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