For the past few months, Mighty Corp, a Bulacan based tobacco manufacturer expanded their operations in the country.They aimed to help tobacco farmers in the northen part of Luzon, National Tobacco Administration chief Edgardo Zaragoza welcomed the assistance provided to the farmers.
“The more players dealing directly with the farmers, the better and merrier. This is a big boost to the tobacco industry,” Zaragoza said.
He also said that that Mighty Corp’s outreach programs increase the assistance provided to farmers and their families and “we hope this would encourage other cigarette industry players to do the same.”
Mighty provided at least 90 diesel-fed water pumps and 16 power tillers to farmers in the provinces of Abra, Ilocs Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Isabela and Cagayan. Meanwhile, the farmers produced yellow leaf, the variety used for cigarettes. And the said tobacco thrives even without rainfall and irrigation systems.
Mighty Corp will buy 10 million kilograms of tobacco leaves, one fifth of the industry’s total production. And they also give out 100 scholarships to high school graduate children of tobacco farmers.
Zaragoza said the NTA was working on the implementing rules for the excise taxes on cigarettes “to ensure that the taxes will directly benefit tobacco farmers.”
“The more players dealing directly with the farmers, the better and merrier. This is a big boost to the tobacco industry,” Zaragoza said.
He also said that that Mighty Corp’s outreach programs increase the assistance provided to farmers and their families and “we hope this would encourage other cigarette industry players to do the same.”
Mighty provided at least 90 diesel-fed water pumps and 16 power tillers to farmers in the provinces of Abra, Ilocs Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Isabela and Cagayan. Meanwhile, the farmers produced yellow leaf, the variety used for cigarettes. And the said tobacco thrives even without rainfall and irrigation systems.
Mighty Corp will buy 10 million kilograms of tobacco leaves, one fifth of the industry’s total production. And they also give out 100 scholarships to high school graduate children of tobacco farmers.
Zaragoza said the NTA was working on the implementing rules for the excise taxes on cigarettes “to ensure that the taxes will directly benefit tobacco farmers.”