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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 64670, member: 636"] Zimbabwe produced a record 354.9 million kilograms of tobacco this year and generated more than $1 billion in earnings for the first time. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board attributed the achievement to climate-smart agriculture and expanded irrigation after drought reduced 2023 output to 232 million kilograms. Growers transplanted more than 15,600 hectares of irrigated tobacco as of Sept. 26, representing an 11.5 percent increase from the previous year. The sector increased value-added tobacco production from 2 percent to 10.15 percent and established Africa's first nicotine extraction plant. Zimbabwe will host the inaugural Zimbabwe-China Tobacco Expo from Oct. 16 through Oct. 17 at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare. The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development will chair a business forum bringing together industry leaders from both countries. [/QUOTE]