Tobacco cultivation unaffected by pandemic
The Hindu
Farmers engaging in plantation across Mysuru and parts of Hassan district after Tobacco Board enhanced crop size to 97 million kg.
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have made little impact on tobacco cultivation in Karnataka this year with farmers engaging in plantation across Mysuru and parts of neighbouring Hassan district after the Tobacco Board enhanced the crop size to 97 million kg. The Board, which had reduced the crop size for Karnataka from 99 million kg to 88 million kg last year, fearing a dip in the global demand for the commodity due to the pandemic, has almost restored the regular crop size by increasing it to 97 million kg for the ensuing year.More Related News