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20,000 tons of tobacco to be produced in 2015

24 July 2005 [08:10] - TODAY.AZ
The tobacco production in the country will be increased to 20,000 tons a year in 2015, the Agriculture Ministry told Trend.
Some measures are planned within the state program on poverty reduction for 2006-2015.

Thus, the eastern sort of tobacco sown in the country will be replaced with American sorts of Virginia and Berley gradually. This work has started in some regions. 4 technological devices for drying and fermentation of new sorts of tobacco were delivered and installed in Zagatala.

Totally 8,000 tons of tobacco will be harvested from the plantations, or 1300 tons more than 2004.

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