Thereisneedtohaveagraspof theuniverseof
tobaccofarminginBrazil forsocietytosurmount
thisbias. It istimefor itsdetractorstoseethereality
andthesuccessofalmost200thousandfamiliesthatgrow
tobacco, theirqualityof life, thehundredsofmunicipalities,
thefivestates,andtheeffect that ithasover theeconomyand
over thesocial,environmentalandculturalaspectsof the
Countryandthecommunities, soastounderstandthereal
valueof tobaccofarming,of familyfarmingandsmall-scale
farms. Imyself,deeplyinvolvedwithagribusiness,hadto
comeandseeformyself theextentof itsdimension
BlairoMaggi
,
ministerof
Agriculture,
Livestockand
FoodSupply
