Drying strings of tobacco leaves on a barn in village Kostinci. Municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia.

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Tobacco production has a very important place in the economy of Macedonia due to both economic and social reasons. Tobacco cultivars grown in the Republic of Macedonia are of Oriental origin, mainly of the types Prilep, Jaka and Basma. With a share of 3%, Macedonia is positioned among the eight major tobacco producing countries in the world. Of the total arable land in the country tobacco occupies 3,4% in the area under energy crops around of the total area. The average area under tobacco cultivation in Macedonia in the period 2012-2015 was ha.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Kostinci, Municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia.
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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