CORESTA Congress, Edinburgh, 2010, APPOST 07
Reducing fuel wood energy requirement and improving leaf quality through partial sun air-curing of dark fired tobacco in Malawi
ARET, Agricultural Research and Extension Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
Dark-fired tobacco has recently regained demands by tobacco processors in Malawi. The curing of the tobacco is done in three sequential stages: yellowing, lamina drying and midrib drying. Currently, all the three stages are done in dark-fired barns...