Capitalising on your Company’s R&D efforts on varietal improvement, the growing areas of Flue-Cured Virginia hybrids were substantially increased in collaboration with the Central Tobacco Research Institute and the Tobacco Board of India.; A significant achievement this year was the partnerships forged with a number of State governments for implementing watershed programmes. Agreements have been signed with the governments of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to bring 92,000 hectares under soil and moisture conservation over the next five years.

Part of Capitalising on your Company’s R&D efforts on varietal improvement, the growing areas of Flue-Cured Virginia hybrids were substantially increased in collaboration with the Central Tobacco Research Institute and the Tobacco Board of India.; A significant achievement this year was the partnerships forged with a number of State governments for implementing watershed programmes. Agreements have been signed with the governments of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to bring 92,000 hectares under soil and moisture conservation over the next five years.