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Agriculture Reporter
MORE than 20 farmers are expected to walk away with prizes at the Tobacco Sales Floor grower of the year award next week. The grand prize will be a tractor while other winners will receive different farm implements, inputs and other consolation prizes. One of the farmers is Zimpapers group chief executive, Mr Justin Mutasa who grew 12 hectares of tobacco and sold 37 389kgs of tobacco at US$4,43 per kg last season.
TSF managing director James Mutambanesango said there are three categories of winners in the tobacco grower competition. “We have the small scale, medium and large scale tobacco grower of the year. There are six winners in the small scale category, six in the medium and four in the large scale sector,” he said.
Mr Mutambanesango said there will be prizes for four TSF loyal farmers; those who have been consistently delivering their crop to the floor and other consolation prizes will be won through a raffle. “This year we have the woman tobacco grower of the year where two outstanding women tobacco growers will walk away with prizes,” he said.
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