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Illegal seed blamed for falling tobacco prices

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER FLUCTUATING prices at Zimbabwe’s tobacco auc­tion floors have been blamed on the spreading use of illegal seed varieties. Industry leaders warn that these unapproved seeds were severely compromising leaf quality and slashing farmers’ overall earnings. Speaking to journalists after a tobacco indaba held in Harare on Friday, Kutsaga chief executive…

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