Tobacco farming on rise as growers bag lucrative deals

The tobacco crop has over the centuries been a controversial plant, but its appeal as a source of income for smallholder farmers has sustained its popularity.

The crop takes six months to grow and mature, from the nursery to the time it is harvested, and at least for farmers in Teso and Bungoma West, it has been minting cash and providing stability for an estimated 30,000 farmers.