Flue Cured Virginia (F.C.V)

Popular name : Virginia or Cigarette Tobacco

Growing areas :

a) Plain areas for filler tobacco
	Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi and Nowshera districts and Malakand Agency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK).

	Area under crop	20000 hectares (+)
	Production	48.0 M.kg (+)

	Chemical composition
	Nicotine	1.3 to 2.5 per cent
	Reducing sugar	9.0 to 16.0 per cent
	Chloride	0.75 to 0.90 per cent

b) Sub-mountain areas for semi-flavoured tobacco
	Buner and Mansehra districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
	Area under crop	6000 hectares (+)
	Production	12.0 M.kg (+)

	Chemical composition
	Nicotine	1.3 to 2.8 per cent
	Reducing sugar	12.0 to 18.0 per cent
	Chloride	0.60 to 0.80 per cent
	Texture	Medium to open grained; firm leaf structure

Usage :

cigarettes

Soil types and
crop season :

Loamy soils. (March to September. )

Production Regulation :

Production is regulated according to the demand of the Tobacco Companies.

Fixing crop size :

The crop size is fixed after thorough publicising the demand of the Tobacco Companies.

Nursery grower :

The tobacco grower is also a nursery grower.

Construction of barn :

Barns are constructed conventionally

Operation of barn :

Curer/Fireman operate the barn.

Crop prospects :

It is a good cash crop for tobacco growers and caters the domestic requirements. Over and above a portion of production is also exported.

Assistance to growers :

The tobacco growers are assisted through Board