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Matibiri guarantees children's maximum security; interfaces during ZAS
The Zimbabwe Agricultural Show's Chief Executive Officer, Dr Andrew Matibiri reaffirmed his specialised team's commitment to ensure maximum security and safety of children during this year's Annual Na...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 10:35hrs | 712 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
ZAS to complement rural farmers competitiveness
Over three hundred rural farmers drawn from Zimbabwe's ten provinces are amongst thousands who will benefit from training, cross breeding of ideas through interaction (networking), improved competitiv...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 15:51hrs | 206 | by Gideon Madzikatidze | Simbarashe Sithole
ZAS announced dates, sophisticate children security measures
THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Show's (ZAS) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Andrew Matibiri has announced that the 114th edition will commence from 26th to 31st of August in Harare, while their technical teams...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 20:07hrs | 238 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Tobacco production target raised to 300 million kgs
The new tobacco selling season opened yesterday with Government hoping that the industry cannot just survive at present levels but raise production to 300 million kilogrammes annually through the impl...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco pricing headache
THE "collapse" of the tobacco auction system has ignited debate on whether minimum auction prices should continue to determine the pricing of contract tobacco.Zimbabwe has a dual marketing sys...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Buyers mobilise $900m for tobacco
International tobacco buyers are expected to mobilise between US$800 to US$900 million to buy the crop this year, a move expected to boost foreign currency inflows into the country, The Sunday Mail Bu...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cash barons' fleece farmers
Some unscrupulous businesspeople are taking advantage of cash shortages to dupe unsuspecting farmers at the tobacco auction floors, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has said.Briefing t...Published: 11 May 2016 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Elita Chikwati
Tobacco farmers turn to contract growing
Zimbabwe's three tobacco auction floors are facing an uncertain future following indications that farmers are turning to contract growing, which offers higher returns. Last week, it also emerg...Published: 11 May 2014 at 07:14hrs | 4 | by Faith Mhandu
New tobacco growers reach 21000 mark in Zimbabwe
More than 21 000 new tobacco growers from traditionally non-tobacco growing regions have registered with the Tobacco Industries and Marketing Board (TIMB) ahead of the 2013 to 2014 summer cropping s...Published: 01 Oct 2013 at 02:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim tobacco deliveries fall short of target
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board have revised the tobacco target from 170 million to 166,5 million.This follows the decline in tobacco deliveries at most contract floors.TIMB c...Published: 04 Sep 2013 at 14:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tobacco mop-up sales starts next week Wednesday
THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has announced that tobacco mop-up sales for the 2012 season will start next Wednesday. TIMB chief executive, Dr Andrew Matibiri, said all floors would b...Published: 17 Aug 2012 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
2012 tobacco selling season opens
THE 2012 tobacco marketing season opens today with 150 million kg of the golden leaf expected to go under the hammer.Firmer prices are expected following floods that destroyed the crop in the ...Published: 15 Feb 2012 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses tobacco targets
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says the industry will fail to meet this year’s projected target of 177 million kilogrammes of tobacco owing to high losses of 31% in ...Published: 14 Aug 2011 at 12:22hrs | | by
$12m grossed from early tobacco sales
Zimbabwe has earned US$12,01 million from the sale of 4,1 million kilogrammes of tobacco since the opening of the marketing season on February 16, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board said ye...Published: 01 Mar 2011 at 05:10hrs | | by Byo24News
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