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Dr Masuka opens marketing season
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has officially opened the 2025 tobacco selling season.
In his speech, Dr Masuka expressed his satisfaction with the growth of the tobacco value chain, while also emphasising the importance of maintaining this momentum and consistently achieving agricultural targets.
He proceeded to conduct the ceremonial sale of the first bale.
Dr Masuka announced that the first bale had been sold for US$4, 65 per kilogramme, which is lower than the US$4, 92 recorded at last year’s official opening.
Agriculture Minister arrives
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has arrived for the official opening of the tobacco marketing season.
He was received by Deputy Minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos and Permanent Secretary Professor Obert Jiri.
His presence underscores the significance of this event.
It is all systems go for today’s opening of this year’s tobacco marketing season at the Tobacco Sales Floor in Harare.
The bales are already laid on the floors, ready for the season’s first sale.
TSF officials are busy making last minute preparations for the opening ceremony.
Guests, including farmers, are already making their way into the venue ahead of the start of the season.
Excitement is in the air as farmers prepare to showcase their crops and see how their crop will fare this year.
The start of the tobacco season is an important event in the country as it always heralds the injection of foreign currency inflows into the economy.
Tobacco is one of the country’s major foreign currency earners after gold.
Our crew is on the ground for live updates.
Stay tuned.
Online Reporter