Holdings: The Costs and Profitability of Tobacco Compared to Other Crops in Zimbabwe

The Costs and Profitability of Tobacco Compared to Other Crops in Zimbabwe

This study compares the financial costs and returns to tobacco growing with twelve (traditional and non-traditional) alternative crops, looking at profitability, costs, labor intensity, financial support, technical infrastructure, land-suitability,...

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Main Author:	Keyser, John C.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	TOBACCO INDUSTRY COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CROP YIELDS PROFITABILITY MAIZE COTTON GROUNDNUTS SOYBEANS WHEAT COFFEE NONTRADITIONAL EXPORTS FIELD CROPS HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING VEGETABLES AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS ACTUAL YIELDS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL CROPS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ALTERNATIVE CROPS ARABLE LAND BALING BARRIERS TO ENTRY CARROTS CASH CROPS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COFFEE GROWERS COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMODITY CONSUMER PREFERENCES CORN COST ASSUMPTIONS COTTON CROP CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROP PROFITABILITY CROP ROTATION CROPS CULTIVATION DECISION MAKING ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMICS EQUIPMENT EXPORT CROPS EXPORTS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ENTERPRISE FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM MANAGEMENT FARMER FARMER PARTICIPATION FARMERS FARMING FARMS FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY GDP GRAIN GREENHOUSES HORTICULTURAL CROPS HORTICULTURE INCOMES INTENSIVE FARMING IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LAND USE LEMONS LIVESTOCK MARKETING MUSHROOMS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NUTRITION ORANGES ORCHARDS OVERHEAD COSTS PRODUCE PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES REMITTANCES SEEDS SMALL FARMERS SMALLHOLDERS SOYBEAN SPICE CROPS SPICES STATISTICAL DATA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOBACCO TOTAL COSTS TRADE BALANCE UNITED NATIONS WHEAT PRICES YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/2017574/costs-profitability-tobacco-compared-other-crops-zimbabwe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13654

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The Costs and Profitability of Tobacco Compared to Other Crops in Zimbabwe

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