Tanzania cracks down on tobacco cartel exploiting farmers 

The minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, adresses a press conference in Tabora on December 29, 2024. PHOTO | CITIZEN CORRESPONDENT

By  Louis Kolumbia

What you need to know:

  • Central to this effort is the recovery of Sh1.4 billion worth of packaging sacks, which were unlawfully resold rather than being returned to farmers as mandated after the delivery of tobacco to factories

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