Farmers no longer fond of tobacco

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