Lets get organised. Indian Tobacco

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Ok lets get this sorted.

Part 1.
Identify the types of Tobacco we get in India.
Along with type also identify the location.

So we now have a list of Types of Tobacco we can get in India. With which city. In India.

With this list I contact the over 1000 so called supposed to be good friends i have on FB and we start getting samples from each location.
We then use distillation and steam extraction to extract the flavor / essence of each type.

Who is up to the task of collating this data. I will share samples with you if it ever gets done.

We start the journey here
http://dtd.dacnet.nic.in/varieties.htm

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State wise locations we need to find people in.

Karnataka

1. Mysore
2. Kodagu
3. Hassan
4. Shimogga
5. Chikkamagalur
6. Belgaum
7. Bellary
8. Dharwar
9. Tumkur
10. Chitradurga
11. Raichur 1

Andhra Pradesh

COASTAL ANDHRA REGION

1. Srikakulam
2. Vizianagaram
3. Visakhapatnam
4. East Godavari
5. West Godavari
6. Krishna
7. Guntur
8. Prakasam
9. Nellore

RAYALSEEMA REGION

10. Chittoor
11. Guddapah
12. Anantapur
13. Kurnool

TELANGANA REGION

14. Mahabubnagar
15. Ranga Reddy
20. Karimnagar
21. Warangal
22. Khammam
23. Nalgonda

BIHAR

STATE : BIHAR


1. Muzaffarpur Chewing
2. Samastipur Chew
3. Vaishali Chew
4. Motihari "
5. Siwan "
6. Gopalganj "
7. Barh (Patna) "
8. Purnea "
9. Katihar "
10 Darbhanga


STATE : GUJARAT


1. Ahmedabad
2. Banaskantha
3. Vadodara
4. Bharuch
5. Gandhinagar
6. Kheda
7. Mehsana
8. Panchmahala
9. Sabarkantha



STATE : MAHARASHTRA


1. Dhule
2. Ahmednagar - - - - - - - - - -
3. Sholapur
5. Sangli
6. Kolhapur
9. Latur
10. Osmanabad
15. Gadchiroli

STATE : ORISSA


1. Balasore
2. Bolangir
3. Cuttack
4. Dhenkanal
5. Ganjam
6. Kalahandi
7. Keonjhar
8. Koraput
9. Mayurbhanj
10. Phulrani
11. Puri
12. Shambalpur
13. Sundargarh

No. Name of the District 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98
A P A P A P A P A P
1. Balasore - - - - - - - - - -
2. Bolangir 780 350 780 350 770 260 540 230 780 210
3. Sonepur 70 30 90 40 50 20 20 10 30 10
4. Cuttack 70 40 60 40 70 40 20 10 40 20
5. Angul 410 210 380 160 340 220 680 400 39 23
6. Ganjam - - 20 20 - - 10 10 - -
7. Gajapathi 140 70 170 120 240 110 170 80 730 160
8. Kalahandi 1040 300 1010 270 980 250 780 230 920 270
9. Nawapara 320 90 310 100 330 120 270 70 210 100
10. Keonjhar 140 70 180 100 180 110 70 40 50 40
11. Koraput 1930 1600 2310 1620 1280 990 1870 1220 1450 930
12. Malkangiri 2090 1750 2110 1640 2270 2950 2400 1390 1084 920
13. Nawarangpur 590 470 600 420 540 510 480 370 590 410
14. Rayagada 2170 940 2150 1010 1930 1030 1900 1360 1910 1090
15. Mayrrohanj 60 30 - - - - - - - -
16. Poolbani 120 70 90 50 120 60 70 40 80 40
17. Boudh 70 40 70 40 30 20 20 10 30 10
18. Jagatsinghpur - - - - - - 20 10 - -
Total 10000 6060 10330 5980 9130 6690 9320 5480 7943 4233
Note: From 1993-94 onwards the number of districts under Tobacco has increased due to reorganisation of districts.

Source: Directorate of Agriculture, Orissa.


STATE : TAMILNADU


2. Cuddalore
3. Thiruvannamalai
4. Salem
5. Dharmapuri
6. Coimbatore
7. Periyar
8. Thiruchirappalli

10. Thanjavur
11. Madurai
12. Dindigul
14. Virudhunagar
16. Thirunelveli
17. Tuticorin
19. Tiruvannamalai

STATE : UTTER PRADESH

1. Meerut
2. Agra
3. Bareilly
4. Moradabad
5. Kanpur -
6. Allagabad
7. Jhansi
8. Varanasi
9. Garakhpur
10. Azangarh -
11. Lucknow
12. Faizabad
13. Kumaun
14. Garhwal

STATE : WEST BENGAL

2. Jalpaiguri
3. Coochbehar
4. Dinajpur (W)
6. Maldah
7. Murshidabad
8. Nadia
15. Bankura
16. Purulia
17. Midnapore (W)
18. Midnapore (E)

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Types of Tobacco we get in India.




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From early times man has developed various types of tobacco for various uses. There are about sixty five valid species of tobacco but among these only two species viz; NICOTIANA TABACUM and NICOTIANA RUSTICA are cultivated extensively. India grows both these species, but, by far, the largest area is under Nicotiana tabacum which is grown all over the country. Nicotiana rustica requires cooler climate. Its cultivation is confined mainly to the northern and north-eastern region.

Cigarette, bidi, chewing, hookah, cigar, cheroot, snuff, natu, burley etc. are the various types of tobacco grown in different parts of the country. The plant characteristics, soil and climatic requirements, agronomic practices, harvesting and curing techniques and the chemistry of end-products are all different in different types of tobacco grown in different zones. The area of concentration of the various types of tobacco are indicated below and is also depicted in the Tobacco Map of India.

CIGARETTE TOBACCO

(i) Virginia Flue cured Tobacco

Virginia Tobacco used in cigarettes is the most important commercial variety and is an export-oriented crop this accounts for about / 21 per cent of Indias total production of tobacco. About 40 per cent of the total Virginia tobacco production is used for domestic cigarette industry while the rest is exported to markets all over the world. Virginia tobacco is grown mostly in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In Andhra Pradesh the cultivation of Virginia tobacco is concentrated in the coastal districts of Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, East and West Godavari and Nellore and in Khammam, Karimnagar and Warangal Districts of Telangana. Traditional Virginia tobacco used to be cultivated in black soil areas. In view of the changing tastes in the consumers preference for light bodied leaf with less nicotine/tar content in the international market, the cultivation of Virginia Flue cured Tobacco has been extended to the light soil areas also.

Natu tobacco

Andhra Pradesh also produces about 30 million kg of sim cured country or natu tobacco which is used in the manufacture of cigarettes and tobacco mixtures for pipes. This type is mainly grown in the districts of Kurnool, Guntur, East and West Godavari and Krishna.

Burely Tobacco

Burely Tobacco which is also a cigarette type is grown to a small extent in East Godavari, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Telangana areas of Andhra Pradesh.

BIDI TOBACCO

Bidi Tobacco is the most important Non-Virginia tobacco produced in the country. More than 85 per cent of the worlds bidi production is accounted for by India. Bidi tobacco occupies 30-35 per cent of the total area under tobacco in the country whereas in terms of production its share is around 35-40 per cent. Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra are the main bidi tobacco producing States. In Gujarat, bidi tobacco is grown in Charotar area comprising Anand, Borsad, Petlad and Nadiad Taluks of Kaira District and Baroda district It is mostly grown under irrigated conditions. In Karnataka bidi tobacco is mainly grown in Nipani area of Belgaum District on the banks of River Krishna and its tributaries. Kolhapur and Sangli are the two important districts for cultivation of bidi tobacco in Maharashtra. Bidi tobacco grown in Nipani area of Karnataka is considered to be superior in quality. Yield-wise it is low only about 100 kg/ha in Karnataka as against 1800 kg/ha in Gujarat State.

Chewing Tobacco

Chewing tobacco is mostly grown is the States of Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa. Coimbatore and Periyar in Tamilnadu, Farrukhbad in Uttar Pradesh, Vaisali and Samastipur in Bihar, Cooch Behar in West Bengal, Koraput in Orissa are the important chewing tobacco growing districts.

Cigar Tobacco

There are three distinct types of tobacco used in the manufacture of cigar viz. filler, binder and wrapper. In India, good quality filler tobacco is also used as a binder. Wrapper tobacco of good quality is mainly grown in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal. Cigar filler tobacco is mainly grown in Dindigul and Trichy districts of Tamilnadu.

Cheroot Tobacco

This type of tobacco is mainly grown in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu. Lanka tobacco is grown in the Godavari river belt is also used for the manufacture of cheroots. In Saled, Trichy and Dindigul districts of Tamilnadu cheroot tobacco is grown. Natu tobacco grown in Guntur, Kurnool and Godavari areas of Andhra Pradesh is also used in the manufacture of cheroots.

Hookah Tobacco

The tobacco which is used in smoking through the hookah or hubble-bubble is called Hookah tobacco. Hookah tobacco is mostly N. rustica type and it is grown in cold climate. This type of tobacco is cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Orissa and it is locally known as Calcutta, Vilayati and Motihari. The major districts cultivation hookah tobacco are Purnea in Bihar, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, Kaira and Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Farrukhabad and Etah districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Snuff Tobacco

Tobacco used for snuff are grown in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. There is no special variety grown exclusively for snuff tobacco in the country. Generally the tobacco varieties used for snuff manufacture are mainly consumed in a number of forms viz. hookah, chewing and bidi.

The important snuff manufacturing States in India are Tamilnadu, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Chennai in Tamilnadu State is an important centre for manufacture of snuff. Generally tobacco leaf which is medium to thick in texture and having a pungent aroma is selected for snuff manufacture.

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So far we have just one type.
The Choort type from Andhra.
This is what it looks like and price is 30-40 bucks for this much.

Now we have another 20-30 varieties to collect.