ZIMBABWE is losing as much as US$9 billion each year by exporting raw tobacco instead of processing it locally, a senior government official has warned. The country’s tobacco sector has hit a historic peak, producing a record 354,9 million kilogrammes this year, earning growers more than US$1 billion. Addressing stakeholders at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society…
Zim ‘loses US$9 billion’ through raw tobacco exports
The country’s tobacco sector has hit a historic peak, producing a record 354,9 million kilogrammes this year, earning growers more than US$1 billion.