The head of the Egyptian eastern smoke company, engineer Hany Aman, said that state authorities have put forward the idea of growing tobacco in Egypt, but this idea has not been approved so far
Hany Aman said that there is a law prepared since the era of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the governor of Egypt, which prohibits the cultivation of tobacco in Egypt
He added: I don't mind the idea of growing tobacco in Egypt, but it must be taken into account that its cultivation must be associated with a smoke processing industry, so that it can be used in industry, which is a specialized industry that needs the presence of large companies in this field
Aman added that the company's Board of Directors decided during a meeting held a few days ago to increase the company's production of cigarettes to 150 million cigarettes (an average of 7.5 million
Source : Al-Bashir
