Rice, barley, dairy products, and leaf tobacco farming operates under high tariff and non-tariff barrier protection.

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Virginia officials are eager to develop new crops in a state where tobacco farming has shrunk dramatically since the 1990s because of declining cigarette sales.

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For all but a few agrarian countries heavily dependent on tobacco farming (such as Zimbabwe and Malawi), a drop in demand for tobacco would not lead to massive job losses, according to the bank.

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Strapped for cash but determined to rebuild his herd quickly, Murphy asked his tobacco-farming neighbors to raise his hogs.

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The government is trying to reduce its dependence on tobacco by encouraging farming diversification into other crops and bolstering the tourism industry.

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That tobacco settlement smacks of tax farming: Companies collect the money and remit it to the states.

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