KOTA BARU: Kelantan will consider switching from tobacco to sweet corn as its major agriculture product within the next five years. He said that currently, Bachok was a primary area for tobacco planting and if the state successfully implemented sweet corn production there, right from producing its own seeds for germination, the next secondary crops in line might be watermelons and padi. We need to have a total food supply chain in place in the state before the venture can be successful,...

Malawis tobacco industry Tuesday received a big boost from the Republic of China on Taiwan which has agreed to have the crop enter the island states markets directly starting this year. In years past, Taiwan bought the countrys crop from middlemen who had themselves acquired the tobacco from Malawis tobacco firms. Apart from buying flue cured tobacco, Taiwan also was likely to purchase a substantial amount of burley tobacco from Malawi. Chuang said a state-owned Taiwanese tobacco...

Tobacco companies stopped advertising while the 10-year legal battle continued so that they wouldn't be taking advantage of laws they were contesting. Tobacco ads impact youth Editorial - Monday, July 16, 2007 @ 12:00 Canadians can expect to see a major increase in tobacco advertising in the coming months, after a long, drawn-out court case was finally decided last week. Studies show that during the past decade - while tobacco companies stopped advertising - smoking rates dropped among...

Tobacco exit plan sought Farmers say they need funding to stop growing the crop. On the eve of their organization's 50th anniversary, Ontario's tobacco farmers say they have absolutely no reason to celebrate. The story you are searching for is available in its entirety via email, fax or mail for $10. Your name, mailing address and phone number (we will mail you a receipt) Fax number, if you wish the story to be faxed. Pottermania! Read daily profiles of local Harry Potter fans in the pages...

A GROUP of selected farmers has started receiving tractors and other agricultural equipment in Gutu North to venture into tobacco farming. They received the equipment under an ambitious programme to grow about 1 200 hectares of tobacco as part of efforts to resuscitate production of the crop in the area. To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections -- or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, clickhere. Use our pull-down menus to find more...