Karnataka growers seen returning to tobacco
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About 80% of the virginia tobacco grown in Karnataka is exported - The Hindu×
Board raises crop size to 97 m kg for 2021-22
Vishwanath Kulkarni Transplantation of tobacco has begun in Karnataka and it is said to gain momentum over next few weeks even as a section of farmers who had switched over to other crops like ginger last year are seen coming back to the cash crop.
Recently, the Tobacco Board fixed the crop size for Karnataka in the 2021-22 season at 97 million kgs, higher than previous year’s 88 million kgs.