BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 11
By Fidan Babayeva – Trend:
The processing facilities of Azerbaijan’s Azertutun LLC (Azertobacco) received more than 6,400 tons of tobacco leaves from farmers, Trend reports on Sept. 11 referring to the Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation.
"The processing facilities of Azertutun LLC, located in the Azerbaijani north-west, continue to receive tobacco leaves,” the corporation added. “Until now, 6,447 tons of tobacco leaves have been received by the tobacco production and processing facilities operating in Balakan, Zagatala, Gakh and Sheki districts.”
The tobacco production and processing facilities received 2,408 tons of tobacco leaves from Sheki farmers, 1,492 tons from Balakan farmers, 1,418 tons from Zagatala farmers, 1,128 tons from Gakh farmers.
"Presently, 224 tobacco curing chambers have been installed at the processing facilities in these districts,” the corporation. “As of today, 687 tons of dried tobacco have been sent from processing points to the warehouses."
The Azerbaijani president approved the state program for development of the production of tobacco and tobacco products in Azerbaijan on August 10, 2017.
One of its main goals is to increase the yield of tobacco up to 20 centners per hectare, expand the tobacco-growing areas up to 6,000 hectares and increase the production volume up to 12,000 tons of tobacco.