Farmers no longer fond of tobacco

BOJONEGORO, East Java: Tobacco farmers in Bojonegoro, East Java province, have finally decided to cultivate other plants because the price of tobacco had declined so much in the past few years.

"A few years ago, selling tobacco was like selling gold. But, as the price of tobacco has been declining for a few years, now below Rp 10,000 (US$ 1.05) per kilogram, so farmers have turned their attention to other plants, such as jackfruit," said Parwoto, the head of Agricultural Office at Bojonegoro regency. -- Antara