Politics of the golden leaf as Ruvuma farmers feel the pinch
A tobacco auction floor. The fact that tobacco is sold at high prices in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa member states is among the factors that impinge efforts to secure a reliable market for Tanzania’s farmers. PHOTO|FILE
What you need to know:
Lack of reliable markets and poor supply of inputs have forced many tobacco farmers in Namtumbo and Songea districts to quit farming
