All tobacco companies operating in Hurungwe District will with effect from the next tobacco cropping season be required to sign a memorandum of understanding with Hurungwe Rural District Council to regulate their operations. This follows concerns that tobacco contractors and farmers do not respect council by-laws and tenets of corporate social responsibility.
The resolution, which received the thumbs-up at a full council meeting at Magunje Growth Point last Friday, will see companies violating the MoU being barred from operating in the district.
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