Cash shortages hit tobacco farmers

BANKING institutions operating at Boka Tobacco Auction floors have reportedly been hit by cash shortages leaving farmers in long winding queues as they patiently wait to cash in their cheques, NewsDay has observed.

Report by Tarisai Mandizha

A visit to the auction floor by this newspaper yesterday showed that only three out of 10 banks located at the floors were dispensing cash for tobacco deliveries made by farmers.

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