There are over one hundred thousand tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe. From February through August each year, the Harare tobacco floors are where farmers, auctioneers and buyers representing China, South Africa, and several European Union countries meet and do business. The tobacco industry has a long history of being one of the top export crops of Zimbabwe, but the industry (along with most agricultural production) took a hit after President Mugabe forcibly removed white farmers from their land, redistributing it back to black landowners in early 2000. Domestic investors are once again funding the large-scale production of the crop and production has rebounded.
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There are over one hundred thousand tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe. From February through August each year, the Harare tobacco floors are where farmers, auctioneers and buyers representing China, South Africa, and several European Union countries meet and do business. The tobacco industry has a long history of being one of the top export crops of Zimbabwe, but the industry (along with most agricultural production) took a hit after President Mugabe forcibly removed white farmers from their land, redistributing it back to black landowners in early 2000. Domestic investors are once again funding the large-scale production of the crop and production has rebounded.
