Zimbabwe: Bleak Future for Tobacco Farming

The future of tobacco farming in Zimbabwe is bleak due to viability challenges, and farmers are calling for an emergency meeting with the regulatory body and government to solve the issues affecting them.

Tobacco, which is Zimbabwe's second-biggest foreign currency earner after mining, is currently under siege as producers are not given value for their golden leaf.

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