Zimbabwe seizure of tobacco farms hamper production
March 22, 2018 9:05 AM
Zimbabwe seizure of tobacco farms hamper production
Source: Zimbabwe seizure of tobacco farms hamper production | Zimbabwe
News | Al Jazeera
Observers worry that farms have been left derelict and that infrastructure
is suffering.
Zimbabwe’s tobacco selling season has begun. The number of tobacco farmers
has steadily increased over the years. Zimbabwe produced and sold nearly
200 million kilogrammes of tobacco last year worth nearly $600m. Tobacco
is the country’s second-biggest export earner.
But there are complaints some of the farms seized during land reforms are
not being fully utilised, hindering production.
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Harare.
Source: http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/zimbabwe-seizure-of-tobacco-farms-hamper-production/