‘Decentralise tobacco marketing’

GOVERNMENT should support tobacco farmers by facilitating the establishment of auction floors at various tobacco growing regions in the country to reduce transport costs, the Tobacco Industry Development Support Institute for Southern Africa (TIDSI) has said.

TIDSI executive director, Jeffrey Takawira, told NewsDay that government should support tobacco farmers just like it does for gold miners.

“TIDSI calls upon government to support the tobacco farmers by facilitating the establishment of auction floors at various tobacco growing regions in the country,” he said.

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