Black Leaf — Popular Names: Naswar & Snuff Tobacco
- Usage: Primarily used in the production of snuff (naswar).
- Area Under Cultivation: 7,000+ hectares
- Production: 21.0 million kg+
Soil & Crop Season
Grown in loamy soils with different growing seasons across Pakistan:
- Punjab: February to May
- Sindh: December to April/May
- Balochistan: April to October
Production Regulation
Production varies each year depending on growers' interest and the performance of the previous year's crop.
Crop Size Fixation
Crop size is not centrally regulated and is mainly influenced by market demand and growers' cultivation decisions.