Source: Tobacco farmers start registering for 2021/22 season | The Herald
Precious Manomano Herald Reporter
Latest statistics from Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB)
indicate that 14 105 farmers have so far registered to grow tobacco next
year.Of these, 7 537 are communal farmers, 4 871 A1 farmers, 817 small scale
farmers and 880 A2 farmers.Mashonaland Central has the highest number with 5 744 registered farmers,
followed by Mashonaland West with 5 307, Mashonaland East 1 707,
Manicaland 1 303, Midlands 31, Masvingo 13.The sector is expecting the volumes to surpass the 200 million kilogramme
target in the next tobacco marketing season.
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