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Tobacco Curing Causing Forest Degradation in Karnataka [1]

BENGALURU: With an estimated seven lakh tons of fuelwood required for curing tobacco every year in Karnataka, more than 300 hectares of forest land are lost annually.

Publication Date: 
13/01/2016
Meera Bhardwaj [2]
New Indian Express (Bangalore) [3]
Tags:
Karnataka [4], Firewood [5], Tobacco [6], Farmers [7], Deforestation [8], Forests [9]
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