Independent Zambian Tobacco Farmers Stuck with Produce

 

(Times of Zambia) FARMERS around the country are stuck with more than 3,000 metric tonnes of tobacco after failing to sell the produce due to lack of market, the Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ) has said.
TBZ chief executive officer Samson Muyembe said the independent tobacco farmers are still stuck with their crop after companies decided to prioritise buying the crop from sponsored growers.
Mr Muyembe said TBZ was concerned that independent farmers had failed to find the market for their crop. Continued