Tobacco farming boosted in Ilocos Norte town
TOBACCO SEEDLINGS. Women farmers in Piddig, Ilocos Norte prepare tobacco seedlings ready for transplanting in this photo taken on Dec. 24, 2021. Piddig town has consolidated more than 200-hectare farm lots for tobacco farming, Mayor Eduardo Guillen said on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2022).(Photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Farmers in Piddig, Ilocos Norte are expanding their cropping intensity this year with a renewed interest in tobacco. Backed by the Universal Leaf Philippines Inc. (ULPI), the biggest tobacco growing and processing company in the country and in close coordination with the Na...
Source: philippinetimes.com