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Contract farming leaves tobacco floors reeling

THE local tobacco auction system is on the brink of collapse as most farmers are choosing to go the contract farming route, which gives them access to inputs.  Statistics released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) from the 2020/21 tobacco selling season show that a fraction of the golden leaf harvested during the…

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