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Tobacco Board Chairman Yashwanth Kumar C. participated successful the World Tobacco Growers’ Day organised jointly by the Federation of All India Farmers’ Associations (FAIFA) and International Tobacco Growers’ Association (ITGA) astatine Chilkunda adjacent Mysuru connected Tuesday.
The World Tobacco Growers’ Day was celebrated nether the taxable ‘Decent Living Income for Sustainable Tobacco Production’.
On the occasion, Mr. Kumar commended the farmers for their hard enactment and said that they were the spot down India’s estimation for prime baccy production. He stated that the Tobacco Board remains dedicated to ensuring just prices for tobacco, marketplace stability, and semipermanent sustainability.
Mr. Kumar, who interacted with farmers astatine the baccy auction platforms successful H.D. Kote, Chilkunda, and Hunsur, said successful a station connected X, “Discussions were held connected the challenges faced by baccy farmers, their experiences, and the prevailing marketplace conditions.”
Meanwhile, FAIFA, portion highlighting that immoderate of the world’s finest Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) baccy was produced successful Karnataka, said that disciplined farming practices and prime standards had made Indian baccy a globally trusted brand.
FAIFA associated caput Vikram Raj Urs, successful his code to the gathering connected the occasion, said that baccy cultivated successful Karnataka is renowned worldwide for its superior prime and aroma. “Behind this occurrence are the hardworking farmers of Mysuru, Hunsur, and Chamarajnagar, who brave each situation — from unpredictable upwind to rising costs — yet ne'er springiness up.”
Mr. Urs utilized the forum to entreaty to the authorities and the argumentation makers to guarantee “fair and transparent pricing, entree to recognition and harvest insurance, applicable and balanced baccy regulations, and designation of the growers’ publication to Indian economy.”
He besides called for measuers to curb illicit commercialized to support some the ineligible home marketplace arsenic good arsenic the interests of millions of farming families.
Mr. Urs said that World Tobacco Growers’ Day seeks to recognise the efforts of millions of farmers who enactment tirelessly to nutrient prime leafage and enactment agrarian livelihoods.
Gopal, Regional Manager of the Tobacco Board; different committee officials; and leaders of farmers’ associations attended the programme.
