Jamaica's Leaf Production Resurgent

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 03/22/2011

A recent survey of Jamaica's tobacco industry says that there has been a resurgence in cultivation of the crop during the past two years, according to a story by Vernon Davidson for the Jamaica Observer. The survey calculated the industry's farm-gate value at $397 million and found that most of the industry's 573 farmers plan to expand production. The survey was conducted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority over four weeks of January and February 2011. Enditem