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| Tobacco Data & Statistics
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- No. of tobacco farmers
- Tobacco Types
- Tobacco Production
- Tobacco Export
- Tobacco Import
- Taxes & Duties
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| Rice
Production |
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Administrator
Carlitos Encarnacion of the National Tobacco Administration
(NTA) hands over a check to a tobacco farmer as Winston Uy
(right), president of Universal Leaf Philippines Inc. (ULPI),
looks on. Thousands of leaf farmers in the Ilocos region,
supported by NTA, the Agricultural Credit Policy Council and
private tobacco-buying companies led by ULPI
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were
harnessed for rice production to help boost rice supply
threatened by a global food crisis. They were provided with
financial assistance for the procurement of fertilizer,
insecticide and other inputs. NTA, this year, stepped up its
regular rice growing program for tobacco farmers who plant the
staple crop after the tobacco season.
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| Tobacco
industry is here to stay - Chavit |
Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson declared that
the tobacco industry is here to stay debunking claims to the contrary. A staunch advocate of tobacco growing, Singson allayed fears that the
chief cash crop of the Ilocos region is facing a bleak future in his speech during the 21st anniversary of the National Tobacco Admnistration (NTA)
held recently.
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| Year-end
Performance Report |
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In pursuance of its mandate and plan, the Agency
implemented programs and projects contributive to the Administrations thrusts of
poverty reduction, job generation, agribusiness development, food security
and....
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| Industry Performance |
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The Industry Performance for trading year 2003, a total of 78,240,773.33 kilos of locally grown leaf tobacco, with a farm-gate value of
PhP3,032,853,076.16 was recorded as accepted/purchased by the 123 NTA-registered trading centers and which is summarized below.
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