However, many farmers have begun the process of diversifying their crop selections to include lavender, ginseng, hazelnuts, and wolfberries as tobacco consumption continues to decrease.
About 6563 quintals of fertilizers, 304 quintals of improved seeds, 179 kg of powder pesticides and 300 liters of herbicides were distributed to farmers.
Initially, farmers were to certify with a thumbprint or signature that they understood the grain was poison, but according to some sources, distributors did not ask for such an indication.
