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Yap made the stand before the stakeholders of the tobacco industry — the top tobacco buyers and cigarette manufacturers, and farmers — who gathered here for the 2005 Tobacco Summit last Wednesday.


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The summit was also attended by officials of government financing institutions and support agencies whose varying fields of expertise are needed by the farmers.


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TOBACCO SUMMIT

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Yap wants NTA to stay

By Teddy Molina | April 4, 2005 - 12:00am

VIGAN CITY — Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap batted for the retention of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA), saying the government has to have a lead agency which will protect the welfare of the tobacco...

Nation

Application of proper technology seen to save ailing tobacco sector

By Teddy Molina | September 5, 2004 - 12:00am

Tobacco farmers and the business sector represented by leaf buyers have agreed that the application of proper agricultural technologies would guarantee high quality production and the survival of the ailing tobacco...

Business