More growers registered

Tobacco grower registrations in Zimbabwe for the 2018-19 season have increased by 65 percent to 162,028 from those of the previous season, 98,233, according to a story in The Herald citing figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board.
Of the 2018-19 registered growers, 34,845 registered for the first time, which seems to indicate that 28,950 have returned to tobacco.
However, the increase in registrations has largely been influenced by the need for growers to obtain individual numbers so that they benefit from the introduction of foreign currency incentives.
Changes to the way that payments are made to growers have made it difficult for the them to share money after selling their crops because they are no longer paid cash. The money is now being deposited in bank accounts or paid through EcoCash.
Tobacco production has been on the increase during the past due to an organized market and the recent introduction of an input scheme by the government.