<strong>China: Yunnan Tobacco Monopoly Administration Tries to Plant Tobacco with Zimbabwe''s Characteristic</strong>

Source from:  TobaccoChina Online 04/16/2014

The 1266.66 hectares of Zimbabwe's characteristic of high quality leaf tobacco recently in Mangshi, Dehong, Yunnan, went into prosperous long-term period, Baoshan Oriental Tobacco co., LTD actively organized technical personnel to guide tobacco farmers in leaf tobacco structure optimization work.

To guarantee the Chinese-style cigarette demand of high quality tobacco leaves, and build Yunnan leaf tobacco brand, in 2014, Yunnan Tobacco Monopoly Administration (company) selected Lijiang Jinshajiang Huangjinhegu Dawn Base Unit and Dehong Mangshi Zhefang Base Unit, which are similar to the natural conditions of Zimbabwe, adopted production technology of Zimbabwe to produce 5 million kgs leaf tobacco with characteristic of Zimbabwe tobacco leaf quality. Enditem