Tobacco Types
- Dark Air-Cured Virginia
- Dark Sun-Cured Rustica
- Flue-Cured Virginia
- Light Air-Cured Tobacco
- Light Sun-Cured Virginia
- Sun-Cured Rustica
| Popular name : | Chelum Tobacco, Mulki Tobacco, Naswar Tobacco. | ||
| Growing areas : | Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera and Swabi districts of NWFP. | ||
| Area : | 5500 hectares (+) | ||
| Production : | 11.0 M.Kg (+) | ||
| Usage : | Chelum, Naswar and Cigrarettes | ||
| Soil type and crop season : | Loamy soil. December to May | ||
| Production regulation : | Production is variable. | ||
| Fixing crop size : | Depends upon the interest of growers, previous year prices, etc. | ||
| Nursery grower : | The tobacco grower is also nursery grower. | ||
| Crop prospects : | It is an important cash crop for tobacco growers for centuries. | ||
| Assistance to the growers : | The growers are advised for production of better yield and quality tobacco by the Board |
