CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2019, Victoria Falls, AP 33
Cigar wrapper production in Zimbabwe: an overview of past, present and future prospects
(1) Tobacco Research Board, Harare, Zimbabwe; (2) Von Eicken, Lübeck, Germany; (3) Mapeto Farm, Burma Valley, Zimbabwe
The cigar wrapper tobacco type was once grown in Zimbabwe in the early 1950s in a project that was championed by British American Tobacco (BAT). However, production was stifled owing to viability challenges coupled with loss of interest from growers....