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 ...

a smoke-cured premium product used for pipe tobacco and fine cigars. It's a different plant from the dry-cured Burley tobacco grown outside of the Black Patch Region, which covers Middle Tennessee ...

Data and analytics from Euromonitor International show that the tobacco industry in the Middle East and Africa is growing in both cigarettes and alternative tobacco products, with Egypt ...

Sitting at wooden benches, men and women stack tobacco leaves in one hand - the components must be dry but soft, like the velvety texture of leather. A large wrapper leaf made in Cameroon and ...

Sub-Saharan African countries’ regulatory landscape concerning tobacco control is evolving. However, there is still limited recognition of THR as part of the official tobacco control strategy.

Each year, tobacco that didn’t sell at an acceptably high rate would be bought at the government-guaranteed price. Those purchases were made using loaned funds from the USDA’s Commodity Credit ...

In a small, neon-lit factory in Maputo, southern Africa, a dozen workers are hand-rolling premium cigars intended for the global market, seemingly undisturbed by the pungent tobacco smell.

These payments had to be made up with interest. In Kentucky, the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative would store the tobacco until it could be resold at a higher price, and those funds would be ...

Each year, tobacco that didn’t sell at an acceptably high rate would be bought at the government-guaranteed price. Those purchases were made using loaned funds from the USDA’s Commodity Credit ...

Bernard Okoe Boye, has stressed that it has become more important than ever for Africa to take proactive actions in fighting against tobacco use. In an address delivered on his behalf by Technical ...

Facing China, Trump to be “direct” in dealings with Africa Cameron Hudson talks about how Trump’s approach to competing with China in Africa will dramatically differ from Biden’s.

"There was a gap to fill here in Mozambique, where the climate and soil are great for quality tobacco production," said Perez. An African cigar, "surprises consumers" he said, and "makes people ...