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Several ways to bring down the cost of cultivation of virginia tobacco, especially curing costs, were suggested by experts at a meeting held here under the chairmanship of K Gopal, Chairman, Tobacco Board, here on Friday.
Vishnu Sankar Rao, University Head of Agricultural Economics, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, made a presentation on the cost of cultivation of FCV tobacco in different soil regions of Andhra Pradesh; procedures for forecasting the cost of cultivation of FCV tobacco and methods for fixation of the minimum guarantee price based on the cost of cultivation data were also discussed.
Tobacco curing could be made economical by insulation of barns, it was felt.
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