Farmers in Zimbabwe, Africa's largest tobacco producer, are predicting a sharp decline in harvests and quality. This is due to a drought blamed on climate change and worsened by the El Niño weather ...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline in harvests and quality ...
Malawi had a bumper tobacco year in 2025, selling more than 221 000t, up 66% year-on-year. Farmer’s Weekly spoke to the ...
Just a few decades ago, tobacco provided a secure income for Southern farmers. But when the tobacco buyout came, many Black farmers were cut out of the deal. Some have turned to farming different ...
Tobacco farmers in Georgia are reporting significant damage from the storm known as Debby that drenched the Southeast this week. While the worst of the storm predictions did not come to pass, tobacco ...
It’s hard for anyone who was not brought up in tobacco country to understand how a dominant crop could define an area’s culture. But this has been true of Calvert County for more than 400 years. From ...