Tobacco Industry And Marketing Board - The Zimbabwe Independent

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2025 tobacco marketing season opens

Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s top export crop and the second largest forex earner after gold.

By Ashton Ndakusiya Mar. 6, 2025

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TIMB sets new pricing model ahead of tobacco selling season

In the past tobacco farmers have faced many challenges such as delayed payments, price volatility and illicit trading.

By Ashton Ndakusiya Feb. 23, 2025

TIMB sets new pricing model ahead of tobacco selling season

TIMB disburses loans under ‘Stow Muhacha Co-operative’ initiative

Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s biggest foreign currency earner, through exports, in the agriculture sector.

By Ashton Ndakusiya Feb. 21, 2025

TIMB disburses loans under ‘Stow Muhacha Co-operative’ initiative

Zim registers growth in tobacco farmers

The major tobacco growing regions of Mashonaland Central (36,2%), Mashonaland West (34,5%), and Manicaland (16%) account for over 86% of the growers.

By Nhau Mangirazi Feb. 5, 2025

TIMB sets new deadlines for licence application, renewals

Contractors must now renew or apply for buying licences by March 31, while the deadline for ‘A’ Class buying licences has been shifted to October 31 from January 31.

By Business Reporter Jan. 21, 2025

TIMB sets new deadlines for licence application, renewals

TIMB sets license renewal deadlines

It further said the revisions to address critical challenges such as delayed input delivery and compliance issues that have historically disadvantaged farmers.

By Ruvimbo Mukubwa Jan. 20, 2025

TIMB sees rebound in tobacco production

According to preliminary data obtained from the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency, the country has put 60 000 hectares of land under the crop.

By Rejoice Phiri and Gamuchirai Nyamuziwa Oct. 17, 2024