Farai Mabeza, Senior Staff Writer 
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ZIMBABWE is making marginal yearly increases in the volumes of locally-produced tobacco that it processes into cigarettes, as the bulk of the golden leaf makes its way into the export markets in its primary form.
According to Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB), in 2018 Zimbabwe processed 1,06 percent of the crop produced, while in 2019 the figure marginally increased to 1,53 percent and in 2020 it slightly went up to 2,30 percent.
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“Value addition is a process, which will not be attained overnight but we are happy to be recording an increase in percentage in the progression of tobacco volumes processed into cigarette manufacturing year after year.
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