Cuba to Increase Tobacco Production

Source from:  Havana, Mar 30 plenglish.com (Prensa Latina) 03/31/2008

The introduction of new disease-resistant tobacco varieties and more extensive areas under irrigation areas are some of the measures Cuba is currently applying to increase tobacco production. According to authorities linked to production and research, tobacco outputs have considerably increased in the last few years, while better results are expected from a raise in payments to tobacco producers. Raul Relova, head of TabaCuba Supervision and Control, said the country will step up irrigation from the safest sources, which will result in a 30 percent or more increase of the agricultural output. TabaCuba will also rise up to 50 percent the price to be pay to tobacco producers. Enditem