Zimbabwe gears up for 2024 tobacco marketing season


  • World
  • Sunday, 18 Feb 2024

HARARE, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tobacco growers in Zimbabwe, Africa's largest producer of the cash crop, are gearing up for this year's marketing season, set to start in March.

Despite facing unfavorable weather patterns that affected some of the crop, farmers remain hopeful for a successful season. The farming season was characterized by the late onset of rains, with some regions experiencing severe hailstorms.

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