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Cash-crop production in Zimbabwe: possible strategies to sustainably revive the cotton and tobacco industries

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  • TALKNICE SAUNGWEME

    (Great Zimbabwe University)

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Agricultural activities are critical elements in determining the level and pace of sustainable economic development in Zimbabwe. Cash crop production, in particular, has made significant strides in social and economic developments in most developing countries. Besides being the major agricultural export crops, tobacco and cotton have facilitated the growth of forward manufacturing industries, whose contribution to the economy remains noticeable and critical. However, after the year 2000, the aggregate contribution of these prime crops declined, leading to the collapse of related downstream industries, and an increase in poverty levels in some communities. Henceforth, this paper visited cotton and tobacco production levels with the focus of suggesting possible strategies and polices that can be instituted to sustainably revive these industries in Zimbabwe.

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  • Talknice Saungweme, 2015. "Cash-crop production in Zimbabwe: possible strategies to sustainably revive the cotton and tobacco industries," Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, CyberLeninka;Редакция журнала Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, vol. 42(6), pages 35-40.
    • Handle: RePEc:scn:031261:16082038
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