TOBACCO farmers have resorted to using generators and coal as alternatives during the curing season because of rolling electricity outages. Curing is a process by which the harvested tobacco leaf is ...

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In tobacco production, curing the crop once it is harvested is an essential step towards making the harvested commodity ready for the market. The most common methods for curing tobacco are by air, ...