The tobacco selling season is set to open next month under strict observance of the laid down COVID-19 regulations, the cash crop regulatory board has said. In a statement, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) said the 2021 marketing season opens on Wednesday 7th April
Desperate for hard cash which government has dismally failed to address, tobacco farmers have fallen prey to a syndicate of side marketers who pay cash albeit low for their golden leaf which they re-sell at auction floors in connivance with buyers. By Tendai Guvamombe Information gathered by
Farmers who delivered their tobacco ahead of the season opening ceremony at Boka Auction Floors on Wednesday were left doubting the efficiency of the much hyped e-marketing system after it failed to work, periodically malfunctioning and delaying the marketing process much to the disappointment of
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