China: Sichuan Tobacco Farmers Earned More than 5 Billion Yuan in 2013

Source from:  TobaccoChina Online 12/13/2013

This year all tobacco farmers in the Sichuan province has earned 5.06 billion yuan in 2013, and for the first time more than 5 billion yuan, and the average household income is 39000 yuan, an increase of 25 percent, according to a report from Sichuan leaf tobacco working meeting.

 
The meeting noted that tobacco production is a special industry in Sichuan province, it is a pillar industry of the farmers.
 
The meeting noted that the next step in Sichuan province tobacco production is to build facilities, build the brand, to benefit tobacco farmers. In the specific work, the province will concentrate the limited resources to high quality tobacco farming areas, including funds, projects, science and technology of production to base units, and create the national first-class tobacco production big counties. Enditem