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China's increase in tobacco production was the single biggest factor in the increase in world production. China's share of the world market increased from 17% in 1971 to 47% in 1997. [5] This growth can be partially explained by the existence of a high import tariff on foreign tobacco entering China.
Tobacco, one of the most widely used addictive substances in the world, [3] is a plant native to the Americas and historically one of the most important crops grown by American farmers. [4] More specifically, tobacco refers to any of various plants of the genus Nicotiana (especially N. tabacum) native to tropical America and widely cultivated ...
Tobacco production recovered under the contract system of agriculture. The 2018 tobacco crop of 258 million kg was a new record for the post-land reform era, almost reaching the all-time peak of 260 million kg achieved in 1998. The structure of the industry has been completely overturned. 1,500 large-scale tobacco farmers grew 97% of the crop ...
Tobacco is produced in both large estates, concentrated in the central plateaus of the country, and in small landholdings throughout the country. These smaller farms average about one hectare (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres), about a third of the size of small tobacco-producing farms in the United States. For small farms with less than 0.40 hectares (1 acre ...
Zimbabwe's tobacco sector is the largest grower of tobacco in Africa, and the 6th largest in the world. Tobacco is Zimbabwe's leading agricultural export and one of its main sources of foreign exchange. Tobacco farming accounted for 11% of Zimbabwe's GDP in 2017, and 3 million of its 16 million people relied on tobacco for their livelihood. [6]
Tobacco by country — about the growing of tobacco and manufacturing of tobacco products by country. Subcategories. This category has the following 43 subcategories ...
Tobacco industry in the United States (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Tobacco industry by country" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
In late 2009, reports were released by the London-based human-rights group Plan International, claiming that child labor was common on Malawi (producer of 1.8% of the world's tobacco [41]) tobacco farms. The organization interviewed 44 teens, who worked full-time on farms during the 2007–08 growing season.