TIMB moves to protect tobacco curing source

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has launched a nationwide fire prevention campaign to protect fast-growing tree woodlots used in tobacco curing as Zimbabwe enters the 2025 fire season.

Tobacco curing involves drying harvested leaves using controlled heat over several days.

In Zimbabwe, especially among smallholder farmers, firewood is the primary fuel for this process.

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