Thousands of Zimbabwean Farmers Drop Tobacco

The tobacco industry body has said it is due to drought and unfavourable prices offered at the auction floors last season.

  • Zimbabwe:   18 000 Farmers Abandon Tobacco

    The Herald, 7 March 2016

    About 18 000 farmers abandoned tobacco growing this season due to drought and unfavourable prices offered at the auction floors last season, Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board… Read more »

Tobacco auction floors in Zimbabwe.

  • Zimbabwe:   Together We Can Make Farming Viable

    The Herald, 10 March 2016

    A report in The Herald edition of yesterday carried what many farmers will consider good tidings as far as their farming business is concerned. Read more »

  • Africa:   Can Agriculture in Africa Sustain a Nourishing Rural Non-Farm Economy?

    The Conversation Africa, 7 March 2016

    After being out of fashion for a long period, agriculture has been coming back into the spotlight again as part of development policy. Amid rising concerns about food insecurity… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Exports Reach U.S $208 Million

    The Herald, 8 March 2016

    Zimbabwe has earned $208 million from 32 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco exported in the past two months, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Debts Weigh Down Premier Tobacco Auction Floors

    The Herald, 7 March 2016

    PREMIER Tobacco Auction Floors is reeling under financial constraints amid indications that it may fail to obtain a licence for the forthcoming marketing season, sources said.… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Prices to Go Up

    The Herald, 5 March 2016

    Global tobacco production is expected to drop by around 100 million kilogrammes, a development that will result in local prices going up during this marketing season, a senior… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Stanbic Unveils Debit Card for Tobacco Farmers

    Financial Gazette, 2 March 2016

    STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has unveiled a Debit Card for tobacco a farmer which enables them to facilitate transactions with effect from this farming season. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Considerations in Tobacco Grading

    The Herald, 3 March 2016

    In grading the tobacco leaf, the plant position (leaf size and shape), degree of damage, colour, maturity and surface texture are what is considered. Farmers are urged to grade as… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Output to Decline

    The Herald, 26 February 2016

    Zimbabwe's tobacco output may decline by at least 10 percent this year, due to the late start of the cropping season and the effects of El-Nino induced drought, Tobacco Industry… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco-Linked Illegal Logging Doubles

    The Herald, 22 February 2016

    Tobacco related illegal logging has in the last two years doubled to 30 percent of the national total, latest data from the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe shows, placing… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   BAT Declares Healthy Dividend

    The Herald, 19 February 2016

    A combination of reduced raw material prices, cost containment measures and asset disposals saw British American Tobacco Zimbabwe Holdings Ltd record a $15,5 million net profit for… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Don't Politicise Tobacco Farming, Timb Farmers

    The Herald, 10 February 2016

    Preparations for the 2016 tobacco selling season have reached an advanced stage with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board discouraging farmers from politicising the process to… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Timb Engages Indian Firm On Auction System

    The Herald, 4 February 2016

    THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board says it has engaged an Indian firm to automate the auction system as it moves towards reducing side marketing and illegal sales. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Hectarage Down 4 Percent

    The Herald, 1 February 2016

    Lack of confidence in prices and the effects of drought have affected tobacco production this season, with the area put under the crop declining to 89 500 hectares from 93 419… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Selling Season to Delay

    The Herald, 29 January 2016

    The opening of the 2016 tobacco selling season is likely to be delayed as most farmers are not ready for the market, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has said. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Registrations Down 20 Percent

    Financial Gazette, 28 January 2016

    TOBACCO plantings for 2016 indicate a 3 860 hectare decline from last season's hectarage of 93 419, raising fears of a potential slump in export earnings from the crop this year. Read more »

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