Tobacco industry in Pakistan explained

Tobacco industry in Pakistan is a major employment provider in farming, manufacturing, distribution, and retail in Pakistan.[1] Most of the agricultural cultivation is based in Charsadda District, Mardan District, Nowshera District, and Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[2]

Tobacco is grown on 0.25 percent of irrigated land in Pakistan. As of 2016, 34,000 hectares were under cultivation which fell from 43,000 hectares a few years ago.[3]

Around 60 percent of market share is held by Pakistan Tobacco Company and Philip Morris Pakistan.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan’s Cigarette Trade — A double-edged sword. Ghulam Abbas, Nisma. Riaz. February 12, 2023. Profit by Pakistan Today.
  2. Web site: Swabi tobacco growers turn to vegetable farming. Muqaddam. Khan. August 8, 2019. DAWN.COM.
  3. Web site: Shrinking tobacco cultivation. Mubarak Zeb. Khan. December 19, 2016. DAWN.COM.
  4. Web site: Crop talk: Deadly product, cut-throat competition. Abdullah. Niazi. October 2, 2022. Profit by Pakistan Today.
  5. Web site: Khyber Tobacco Company. B. R.. Research. November 2, 2023. Brecorder.

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