BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe is regional leader in tobacco processing

Cut Rag Processors has completed a multi-million-dollar expansion that positions the Harare-based company as Africa's largest tobacco processing operation, a development expected to accelerate Zimbabw...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe faces new tobacco ban threat

Zimbabwe's multi-billion-dollar tobacco industry is facing a potential crisis as the World Health Organization (WHO) considers tighter global controls - and possibly a ban - on tobacco production. Th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe defends tobacco industry

The Government has defended Zimbabwe's tobacco industry ahead of the upcoming global anti-tobacco meetings, warning that international efforts to restrict production could have devastating effects on...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Tobacco registration deadline passes

The deadline for tobacco farmers to renew their growers' numbers has passed, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) confirming that 82 965 growers have successfully registered for the 20...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 November 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe seeks to boost tobacco value addition

ZIMBABWE, one of Africa's largest tobacco producers, aims to leverage its booming trade with China to increase tobacco production and promote value addition, a senior government official has said.Min...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe tobacco farmers earn record US$1bn

Zimbabwe's tobacco industry is celebrating a historic milestone after producing a record-breaking 354.8 million kilograms of tobacco in 2025 - the highest output in the nation's history. For the firs...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

New tobacco grading system on the cards

A key committee within Zimbabwe's tobacco industry has proposed a revamp of the country's tobacco grading system aimed at improving transparency, accountability, and fairness. The initiative seeks to ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 September 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco farmers urged to go green

Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has called on tobacco farmers to actively implement environmentally friendly farming practices to reduce the sector's impact on the environment and comply with interna...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers trapped in debt

Zimbabwe's tobacco industry has continued to record impressive export earnings, with revenues approaching US$1 billion in 2024. However, behind the success story, many smallholder farmers say they are...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Tobacco producer seeks ban on public smoking

The Zimbabwean Parliament is considering a proposal to amend existing tobacco control regulations to ban smoking in high-traffic public areas, amid growing concerns over the health risks associated wi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

TIMB rolls out biometric system for tobacco farmers

Tobacco authorities are stepping up efforts to implement a nationwide biometric security system for farmers as Zimbabwe seeks to enhance transparency in the sector and safeguard growers while consolid...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco seed sales soar

Tobacco seed sales in Zimbabwe have risen sharply ahead of the 2025-2026 farming season, with a 12 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Tobacco Industry and Market...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe earns US$534 million from tobacco

Zimbabwe has earned US$533,606,263 from the export of 97,088,716 kilograms of tobacco since the start of the year, at an average price of US$5.50 per kilogram, according to the latest weekly report fr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe-China tobacco expo set for September

Zimbabwe's tobacco industry is set for a major boost with the inaugural Zim-China Tobacco Expo, scheduled to take place from September 17 to 19 at the Rainbow Towers Hotel and Conference Centre in Har...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's broken railways threaten lithium, tobacco exports

Zimbabwe's crumbling railway system, once the backbone of the economy, has become a major obstacle to growth, inflating transport costs, stifling exports, and threatening emerging sectors such as lit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe's tobacco marketing season ends

The 2025 tobacco marketing season officially came to a close yesterday, marking a historic milestone for Zimbabwe's agricultural sector as the country posted record-breaking output and earnings. While...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe tobacco farmers demand indigenous policy

The government has been urged to develop an indigenous tobacco policy aimed at promoting production and supporting farmers who form the backbone of Zimbabwe's golden leaf sector.Speaking at a recent c...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Smuggled Zambian tobacco seeds raise alarm in Zimbabwe

Tobacco industry stakeholders in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over a surge in cheap, low-quality tobacco seeds allegedly smuggled from Zambia, warning that the influx threatens to erode the countr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 July 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe smashes tobacco records again

Zimbabwe has reached a historic milestone in its agricultural sector, recording an all-time high tobacco output of 350 million kilogrammes for the 2025 marketing season. This unprecedented achievemen...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 July 2025

ECONOMC INDICATORS

Tobacco, gold dominate Zimbabwe's exports

Zimbabwe's export economy remains firmly anchored in its traditional staples of tobacco and gold, while imports are still dominated by fuel, vehicles, and machinery, according to the latest Trade and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 July 2025

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe pupils learning in tobacco barns and fowl runs

A joint parliamentary committee has raised the alarm over the deplorable state of school infrastructure across Zimbabwe, revealing that some pupils are attending lessons in disused tobacco barns, fowl...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe sets new tobacco production record

Zimbabwean tobacco farmers have shattered previous production records, harvesting a staggering 306.2 million kilograms of the golden leaf this season - a new all-time high for the country. The achieve...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe inches closer to 300m kg tobacco milestone

Tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have demonstrated remarkable resilience and productivity, setting a new national record in tobacco production with sales exceeding 299 million kilograms in the 2024 marketi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco season generates US$678 million

Zimbabwe's tobacco industry has generated US$678,3 million since the beginning of the 2025 marketing season on March 5, following the sale of 220,6 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco through bo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

China leads in Zimbabwe tobacco imports

CHINA has emerged as the leading importer of Zimbabwean tobacco leaf this marketing season, accounting for 38.8 percent of total exports since sales began in March, data from the Tobacco Industry and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2025
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