Special Report: Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Transformation Plan
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- June 2, 2023
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Convinced that its earnings fall short of potential, Zimbabwe has set out to capture more value from its tobacco business.
By growing the crop and moving up the value chain, the country aims to build a $5 billion tobacco industry by 2025.
Will it succeed? Read our special report about the challenges and opportunities associated with Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan.
The Man Behind the Plan
Zimbabwe’s minister of agriculture, Anxious Jongwe Masuka, explains how the country will build a $5 billion tobacco industry by 2025.
The Scientific Approach
Boosting production through innovation
The Trade’s Perceptive
Leaf merchants urge sustainable growth.
‘Not Really a Gamble’
Leaf dealers look forward to a good quality crop.
Iranian Tobacco Co. to Build in Zimbabwe
The plan dovetails with Zimbabwe’s desire to capture more value from tobacco.
CRP to Build $80 million Plant in Harare
The project fits with Zimbabwe’s desire to capture more value from its tobacco business.
Failure to Launch
Zimbabwe’s attempt to diversify into cannabis is proving more challenging than some anticipated.
Great Expectations
Cavendish Lloyd has started growing low-nicotine flue-cured tobacco in Zimbabwe for shisha applications.
The Smoke That Thunders
A cigar manufacturer hopes to move Zimbabwe’s tobacco exports up the value chain.
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