▁ ≈ 7 5 0 ▁M ▁kg ▁of ▁to b acco ▁leaf . ▁India ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁largest ▁producer ▁and ▁exp orter ▁( in ▁quantity ▁terms ) ▁after ▁China ▁and ▁Brazil , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁production ▁of ▁Fl ue - C ured ▁Virginia ▁( FC V ) ▁to b acco ▁is ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁kg ▁from ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 0 . 2 0 ▁M ▁ha ▁while ▁ 4 5 0 ▁M ▁kg ▁non - FC V ▁to b acco ▁is ▁produced ▁from ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 0 . 2 5 ▁M ▁ha . ▁In ▁the ▁global ▁scenario , ▁Indian ▁to b acco ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁ 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁production . ▁By ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁dominant ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁this ▁commercial ▁c rop , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Central ▁Tob acco ▁Committee ▁( I CT C ) ▁established ▁Central ▁Tob acco ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( CT RI ) ▁in ▁Raj ah mund ry ▁( And h ra ▁Pr adesh ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁administrative ▁control ▁of ▁I CT C , ▁Mad ras ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁Council ▁of ▁Agricult ural ▁Research ▁( IC AR ), ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁IC AR ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁repository ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁provides ▁consult ancy ▁on ▁agricult ure , ▁h ort icult ure , ▁resource ▁management , ▁animal ▁sciences , ▁agricult ural