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TIMB sets new pricing model ahead of tobacco selling season
In the past tobacco farmers have faced many challenges such as delayed payments, price volatility and illicit trading.
By Ashton Ndakusiya
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TIMB disburses loans under ‘Stow Muhacha Co-operative’ initiative
Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency earner, through exports, in the agriculture sector.
By Ashton Ndakusiya
Feb. 21, 2025
Hunt now on for new TIMB boss
THE hunt for a new Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer (CEO) is now on after the post was advertised recently.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Feb. 15, 2025
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Golden leaf farmers threaten to withhold crop
Zimbabwe Tobacco Growers Association president George Seremwe said farmers were getting a raw deal.
By Nhau Mangirazi and Praise Nyamadzawo
Feb. 13, 2025
Kutsaga pushes for tobacco-resistant varieties
The golden leaf is country's second-largest export earner after gold and Kutsaga's commitment to innovation is crucial, particularly in the face of increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.
By Lee Musaidzi
Feb. 11, 2025
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Tobacco farmers’ viability up in smoke
One of the industries reliant on the foreign currency is tobacco, as most of its costs are dollar-denominated amid a volatile local currency.
By Lee Musaidzi
Feb. 10, 2025
Zim targets 300m kg tobacco output in 2025
On January 10, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board reported that 120 106ha of tobacco had been cultivated.
By Lee Musaidzi
Feb. 9, 2025
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Tobacco farmers fret over slashed retention fee
Zimbabwe Progressive Tobacco Farmers Association president Mutandwa Mutasa said it is unfortunate that farmers are being taken for granted.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Feb. 8, 2025
Zim registers growth in tobacco farmers
The major tobacco growing regions of Mashonaland Central (36,2%), Mashonaland West (34,5%), and Manicaland (16%) account for over 86% of the growers.
By Nhau Mangirazi
Feb. 5, 2025
Bulawayo police crack down on Entumbane drug syndicate
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By Bongile Moyo and Peter Dube
Feb. 21, 2025
