Tobacco is bad for health, but cultivators won’t shun the crop

Tobacco is bad for health, but cultivators won’t shun the crop

Tobacco consumption – in the form of smoking or chewing – has been linked with multiple serious health issues. But cultivation of tobacco also happens to be the source of livelihood for thousands of farmers, particularly in Mysuru and parts of adjoining Hassan district. The flue-cured Virginia (FCV) variety of tobacco cultivated in Karnataka Light … Read more