tobacco farmer
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftobaccoandfarmer
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tobacco
noun[U]
uk/təˈbæk.əʊ/us/təˈbæk.oʊ/
a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is prepared from the dried leaves of a ...
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farmer
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɑː.mər/us/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
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(Definition oftobaccoandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftobacco farmer
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Before taking possession of the farms allocated to them, successful applicants will be required to undergo a two-year training period with an experiencedtobaccofarmer.
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The trader wakes up on the dusty main road; thetobaccofarmerwalks out on to hisstoep—his verandah—at dawn.
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He was also atobaccofarmerfor many years.
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Cotton, wheat, and tobacco farmers confronted an uncertain economic environment and were willing to accept restrictions on production in exchange for high, guaranteed prices.
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In this manner, he mobilised general discontent among tobacco farmers and other producer segments in the ejidos of the municipality.
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He later became a successfultobaccofarmer.
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Wickham began his creations in 1950 at the age of 67 after retiring from being atobaccofarmerand raising nine children.
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We would have to protect the tobacco farmers.
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It includes alternative ways for tobacco farmers to make a living.
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With regard to the acquisition of quotas from the buyback programme, however, the other tobacco farmers who wish to purchase the quotas have priority.
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We must also keep in contact with others in business, including the tobacco farmers.
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All the smaller tobacco farmers are having to switch into other and less profitable crops.
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Are any studies being conducted into alternative crops to which tobacco farmers could move, so that we can bring an end to this unpleasant subsidy?
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We can only buy back the quotas which are not bought by other tobacco farmers.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Subsidies should be removed completely from tobacco (but not from tobacco farmers) and switched to support healthy agriculture much quicker than is currently planned.
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The farmers, particularly the tobacco farmers, are losing money.
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The subsidies paid for tobacco growing should be redirected so that they encourage current tobacco farmers to go over to growing healthier crops.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have been supporting tobacco farmers for more than a generation without any prospect of improvement.
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Of course, it is unacceptable to destroy the livelihoods of thousands of tobacco farmers without assistance with restructuring.
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