(3)The Executive Director shall be responsible for implementing the Boards policies in regard to regulation of production and internal marketing of Virginia tobacco, ensuring a fair and remunerative price to growers, purchasing of Virginia tobacco from the growers when considered necessary by the Board, the disposal of the tobacco so purchased, promoting the grading of Virginia tobacco at the level of growers, sponsoring, assisting, coordinating or encouraging scientific, technological and economic research for the promotion of the tobacco industry. It shall also be the responsibility of the Executive Director to ensure that in carrying out these functions, the Board works in close liaison with union agencies, institutions and authorities such as the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research etc., which may be concerned with these aspects of the tobacco industry and avoids duplication of effort.
