Tobacco farmers threaten levy boycott

Tobacco farmers are threatening to boycott paying the afforestation levy, saying they did not benefit from the fund, three years after it was introduced.

Farmers are incurring double costs in the form of the 0,75% afforestation levy, and the buying of woodlots or coal to cure tobacco every season.

Federation of Farmers Union chairman, Charles Chabikwa said farmers were not motivated to pay the levy.

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