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.

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…

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