Farmers syndicate refuses to cultivate tobacco in Egypt

The farmers syndicate is refusing to grow tobacco in Egypt, syndicate head Hussein Abdel Rahman says, Al Mal reports. Abdel Rahman denied reports that tobacco manufacturers agreed with the syndicate on the cultivation and said they are refusing the cash crop because it is “intoxicating to the cultivated land and to citizens.” We had noted that a study on tobacco cultivation in Egypt should be ready mid-May.