Zimbabwe:   Farmers Gear for Tobacco Sales

The Herald, 16 January 2014

Preparations for the opening of the 2013/14 tobacco selling season are in full swing with farmers expecting firmer prices. Most tobacco growers with an early irrigated crop are… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Tobacco to Ease Liquidity Crunch

The Herald, 15 January 2014

THE tight liquidity pervading the entire economy could significantly improve in a few months due to anticipated tobacco export inflows with the tobacco marketing season scheduled… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Auctions to Open Next Month

New Zimbabwe, 14 January 2014

ZIMBABWE'S tobacco auction floors will this year open on February 19 the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) said on Tuesday. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   More Farmers Register to Grow Tobacco

The Herald, 13 January 2014

Farmers who registered to grow tobacco during the 2013-14 season increased to 85 006 growers up from 64 757 during the same period last year. Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Boka Training Boon for Small Tobacco Growers

Zimbabwe Standard, 12 January 2014

HUNDREDS of tobacco farmers, particularly small growers are set to benefit from a new project aimed at imparting new skills and knowledge on growing and curing the golden leaf. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Boom v Deforestation

The Herald, 16 December 2013

Tobacco remains a very important revenue earner for Zimbabwe, but the crop is an environmental menace. The processes under which it is produced have docked 15 percent or 7,5… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Rots As Banket Farmer Is 'Evicted'

Zimbabwe Standard, 8 December 2013

A Banket commercial farmer, Pieter Zwanikken (51) was last week evicted from his farm by a group of suspected war veterans leaving US$25 000 worth of his tobacco to rot. Read more »