TIDSI hails contract farming

THE Tobacco Industry Development Support Institute (TIDSI) for Southern Africa has hailed contract farming, as it has improved the quality and quantity of tobacco.

TIDSI executive director Jeffrey Takawira told NewsDay yesterday that there had been a marked improvement in this year’s crop, largely because 85% of the tobacco crop was now under contract.

“Most of the tobacco contractors in Zimbabwe have sustainable tobacco production programmes, thereby promoting good agricultural practices.

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