Debt chokes tobacco farmers

LIVINGSTONE MARUFU   Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers have so far earned a paltry US$29.171m from a total of  US$416.74m earned  after contractors and merchants deducted what was owed them. This was disclosed by the Zimbabwe Tobacco Association CEO, Rodney Ambrose. “Though demand is high, sadly growers’ viability remains unaddressed. Growth is not forecasted and returns will continue to…