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There is a 21 percent increase in the number of growers who sold their tobacco this
marketing season compared to the 2016 season. A total of 95 829 growers sold their
tobacco this marketing season compared to 74 575 last season.

Notable is the 57 percent increase in the number of women who sold tobacco this
season. The continued increase in the number of farmers in the tobacco sector,
particularly women and youths is a welcome development.

For success in tobacco farming, one needs to adhere to good agronomic practices right
from land preparation right through to presentation and marketing.

The good agronomic practices can be acquired from extension officers and through
attending training programmes that are availed to farmers at no cost by TIMB, TRB
and Agritex.

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If one tries to venture into tobacco production without guidance, proper planning and
necessary knowledge, one is certainly doomed to fail.

Prisca Fireyi, 44, from Odzi, highlighted that in-depth knowledge on the crop and
proper planning are critical success factors to producing good quality tobacco. “By the
time the season commences a good farmer should be ready to embark on her farming
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Fireyi who ventured into tobacco growing business in 2001 said certain processes and
procedures have to be considered and followed to avoid loss. “From the land
preparation stage up until the curing stage certain procedures have to be followed. The
crop appears to be a bit demanding but once a farmer is committed and has adequate
knowledge, growing tobacco is an easy task,” said Fireyi.

According to Fireyi a farmer should consider winter ploughing before the month of
June when seedbed preparations start. “Depending on the farmer a field should be
ploughed two or three times to remove the weeds as well as to mix the soils “A farmer
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“Another option for a farmer is to burn maize husks in order to control weeds. This
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does not always need to buy expensive chemicals. Farmers ought to learn to manage
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costs without however cutting corners. “Care should be taken when applying
fertilizers as less or too much fertilizer can also affect the crop,” she said.

Once the nursery is done, watering is to be managed so that it will not affect the seed
before it germinates. The seedbed has to be covered with grass to protect the tobacco
plants from frost as well as protecting it from being splashed by water when watering.

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The other important aspect which should be well taken care of as said by the two ladies
is harvesting tobacco at the apt time, when it is neither green nor overripe.

“If tobacco is harvested green, it has a fixed green colour after curing and if it is over
ripe, it turns a blackish colour after curing, both scenarios which affect the prices at
the floors.

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“Leaves should be lemon or orange after curing depending with whom you are
targeting to sell to, and this is achieved in fertiliser application,” she said. Curing is
another stage which should be handled with care, said Mkwasi. “If one fails to manage
the curing process, one may lose her crop at this stage.”

Mkwasi who has been into tobacco growing since 2012 produced 7 500 plus
kilogrammes on her three hectare farm. “From my tobacco proceeds, I bought a Ford
Sierra, furnished my home, and I can afford to hire tractors when ploughing,
something that I could not afford in the past.

Mkwasi urged tobacco farmers to buy coal for curing in order to reduce negative
impact on the environment. Farmers are urged to attend to TIMB trainings which are
conducted in their regions to gain experience and knowledge on how best to produce
quality tobacco in an efficient way.

For additional Information contact ? TIMB on telephone numbers 08677004624

/6 or 0772145166 /9 or 0279-22082 /21982 or 025-3439 or 067-24268
/29246 or 0277-2700 or 064-7280 or 0271-6772 or Toll Free Numbers
08006003 / 0731999999 / 0712832804 or WhatsApp 0731999999 or E-mail:
info@timb.co.zw

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