Location (States):
Sokoto, Oyo, Kwara, Kaduna, Kano, Ogun and Kebbi States.

Annual Production (MetricTonnes):  
19,000 for 2002

Industrial uses:
Cigarette & Cigar

Process Technology/Equipment:   

Cigarette
Harvesting, currying, bulking, grading, boiling, drying, cutting, blending, rolling

Equipment
Tanks, grader, boiler, dryer, mill, blender, rollers

Status/Prospects:        
Cigarette producers import specialized tobacco leaves to blend with locally grown ones.

R&D Activities:   Not available