Opening of three centers to buy tobacco from farmers in Al-Haffa in Lattakia countryside

Latakia-Sana

The General Establishment of Tobacco opened three centers for buying tobacco in Al-Haffa city and Al-Muzayra and Ain Al-Tineh towns in Lattakia countryside to facilitate receiving the crop from farmers.

The cultivation of al-Basma cultivation is mainly spread among the types of tobacco, where the Foundation estimated the amount of tobacco that will be received from this category about half a ton, according to Engineer Ayman Qarah Falah, head of the Department of Agriculture and Scientific Research in the coastal zone branch of the Foundation in addition to the new Katrini variety with small amounts of Beroli variety.

President of the Union of Peasants in Latakia Hikmat Saqr pointed out in a statement to SANA reporter that the Tobacco Foundation and the representatives of the Union of Peasants in the province will be present during the procurement and speculation in cooperation with the other concerned parties to lift the injustice of the farmers in the procurement and speculation, pointing out that the imprint class is one of the most needing items And the effort of the peasants.

Suleiman Abbas, Director of Planning and International Cooperation, affirmed in a similar statement that the Foundation has taken several measures to ensure the rights of the Foundation and farmers, including the convergence between the degrees of varieties that buys, pointing out to work to give farmers their full right, especially in the process of guessing and buying fingerprint variety, which is one of the least productive varieties To the unit area as a kind of integration between the institution and the peasants.

He pointed out that the evaluation mechanism adopted by the Foundation recently, which ensures the lack of prior knowledge between the assessor and the peasants contributed to reduce abuses and ensure the rights of the parties.

A number of peasants expressed satisfaction with the work of guessing committees, including Rami Mustafa Mokbel, who pointed out that tobacco cultivation in general is tiring, especially with the low rainfall during this year, which affected the amount of production, pointing out that the purchases were easy with finding nearby buying centers and appropriate guessing For the crop.