Vijayawada: Chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed the agriculture officials and the Real Time Governance ...

He set an ambitious target for companies like GPI and ITC to procure 20 million kg of HD Burley tobacco at Rs 12,500 per quintal, based on quality. To enforce accountability, he directed the ...

“The HD (honghua dajiyuan) Burley variety of tobacco must be purchased by companies at Rs12,500 per quintal based on quality. GPI and ITC must immediately begin procurement of 20 million k ...

N. Chandrababu Naidu prioritizes scientific crop planning, market trends, and farmer income protection in Andhra Pradesh.

It is a sad story. Extremely sad because the story is being told 20 years after the end of The Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative and 50 years after my father and others first sought to bring ...

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu directed the Agriculture Department to prioritise scientific crop planning aligned with global and domestic market trends to protect farmers from losses.

While the market for burley tobacco used in cigarettes has declined, the market for dark fire tobacco used in cigars and pipes remains strong. Despite the overall decline, tobacco farming persists ...

Knottsville farmer Aaron Walker, however, is trying to keep tobacco as part of his crop portfolio. He grows both burley and dark tobacco. "We had intended to increase, but with the wind storms we ...