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68 tobaccoasia Issue 5, 2023 September / October scale of each tobacco farmer has reached over 70 mu, achieving a preliminary com- bination of family management and scale management. Cloud-based teaching' becomes a new model for developing new farmers For new farmers, local governments and tobacco companies provide them with some preferential policies, measures, and knowledge training for entrepre- neurship. In the past, villages relied on loudspeakers and technical personnel leg work to promote grain and tobacco planting policies and explain production knowledge to farmers. At present, with the promotion of internet technology, live-streaming has become the most fashionable way to spread policies and knowledge. Farmers can sit at home and have face-to-face online communication with experts and peers in the live stream- ing room during their leisure time. Take Liuyang city, Hunan province as an example. Liuyang Tobacco Produc- tion Guidance Center actively explores new technology promotion and agricul- tural talent cultivation methods in the new media era, launching the "Golden Leaf Lecture Hall" live studio on its We- Chat video channel. Since February 2023, more than 12,000 people have been learning production technology through this way. The cloud-based model is deep- ly loved by grain and tobacco farmers. Its content is very close to the production needs of farmers. When farmers encoun- ter difficulties in the planting process, they can consult experts on their mobile phones. This is truly timely for grain and tobacco farmers! Drones hovering above tobacco fields in Duntao village is a common sight. New farmers apply their understanding of new agriculture methods to field management for better yields. Local governments and tobacco companies help provide new farmers with knowledge and training.