Losing Interest in Tobacco Farming

(Tobacco Reporter) The number of farmers who have registered to cultivate tobacco in Zimbabwe is 15 percent lower than it was this time last year.

Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board show that as of Nov. 30, 140,257 farmers had registered to grow the crop, down from 165,130 last year, while hectarage under tobacco crop dropped to 35,998 hectares from 42,000 hectares. Continued