Nearly all of it is the 'golden-leaf' Virginia used for cigarettes and most of that is exported to China, Germany and other international markets.
Tobacco is the second biggest foreign currency earner in Zimbabwe after gold. AFP/File/Jekesai NJIKIZANA
Nearly all of it is the “golden-leaf” Virginia used for cigarettes and most of that is exported to China, Germany and other international markets. He started with trips to Cuba and the Dominican Republic, both premium cigar producers, where he recruited Dominican cigar-rolling maestro Elias Lopez. One of the first setbacks was the brittle nature of Zimbabwe’s tobacco, which forced Mafundikwa to import special wrappers.
Mafundikwa deliberately recruited an all-female rolling team to “empower women” and “provide them with an income”.
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