Table 4.--Production? of new type of tobacco, Madagascar, 1959-62 
II - 
Year purchased Virginia Burley Algerian 
Pounds Pounds Pounds 
MOS Oiseisteracoyeiereteievete orccester= 19,026 21,616 3,714 
WO GO cierakel cere. cteceteteteceyeve!elehe 61,497 59,371 32,496 
NOG Tsctevereretataregeverstesstercte store 140,632 77, 000 110, 00G 
Ie Aeien Boron SecA anOD 363, 000 I 286,000 220, 000 
+ Sales. 
2 preliminary estimates. (These were conservative). 
S.E.I.T.A. had been furnishing tobacco seed, at least for the small- 
grower operations found in the Plateau area. Growers were told how many 
plants the seed would produce, and how much tobacco they should harvest. 
It was reported growers were penalized if they did not deliver the stated 
amount of tobacco. 
Growers in the Plateau were reportedly dissatisfied about the prices 
they had been receiving, and also about the grading. It is stated that 10 years 
ago family acreage averaged over 2 acres per grower (or family) and that it 
has now decreased to 1 acre or even less. 
Manufacturing 
Deliveries of dark tobaccos to local factories by the S,E.I.T.A. Mission, 
1954-61, has increased little, as indicated: 
Tons 
WO SAw a rule a: nee ake, ov men Bem OniCe 
NOS Dietisdieneo tei etlonc:etenvebcoure 645 
VOSiO™ cee erence ee eataeeaes (aes 
LOS ects: Stetina ee eens GTGs) 
VSB sire one orton a eres 785 
LO BO estou ck carendensen ietice tent 774 
LOGO gic ecsuas tee omtetre atte 748 
OOTP e ic Meus eneaenren ene 730 
Annual manufacturing needs for dark tobaccos are estimated to be 800 
tons. No expansion in dark tobacco production is expected, and growers are 
encouraged to try one of the light types. 
The entire main section of the High Plateaus from Ambatolampy to 
Ambalavao is indicated to be the most likely area for family planting of 
light tobacco. 
Authorities are aware of some of the problems of changing over to light 
tobaccos in the High Plateaus. Some of these problems include the desire of 
the growers to have some dark tobacco for their own use, disease problems 
arising from growing both tyves--light and dark--on his farm, and the prob- 
lem of seed pollution or mixing. Some authorities have even considered 
restricting the production of dark tobacco to one area. The Ambalavao Zone, 
toward the south of the island, was suggested as a possibility. 
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