A move by Kenyan farmers to drop tobacco farming for alternative crops is yielding fruits. Benard Imoh, a farmer in Otubokin in Busia western Kenya who received two kilograms of the high-iron beans, ...
Kutsaga Research has urged tobacco farmers to adopt effective measures to control mealy bugs infestations that may compromise the targeted 4, 5 tonnes per hectare yields this season.
Despite its profitability, tobacco farming is facing challenges due to declining government support, changing smoking habits, and rising labor costs. The curing process for dark-fired tobacco is ...
Tobacco pays the bills. His family has everything they need. That’s all he can hope for. "For the hours I put in, it’s not really worth it, but that’s part of farming,” he said.
CUTTING-EDGE reportage in agriculture once again came to the fore with BusinessMirror writers’ winning some of the top honors at the latest Bright Leaf Awards Thursday night. Cai U. Ordinario, ...
Purpose This paper examines the intrahousehold dynamics between women and men present in tobacco farming households in Mozambique. Attention to the experiences and realities of the smallholder farmers ...