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

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dc.creatorKeyser, John C.
dc.date2013-05-29T20:23:12Z
dc.date2013-05-29T20:23:12Z
dc.date2002-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:24:30Z
dc.descriptionThis 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, marketing difficulties, world demand, and production risks. It aims to provide an improved understanding of the trade-offs farmers face in deciding what crops to grow. The analysis is based on an original set of 91 production budgets estimated in January 2001 specifically for this study. The study finds that tobacco is a highly profitable cash crop for both large and small farmers. however even if global demand for tobacco were to fall significantly in the future, the impact on employment and the broader economy would depend on the extent to which commercial farmers were able to switch to other high value export crops. Changes in Zimbabwe's land policy in 2001/2002 are likely to have a much larger impact on tobacco growing and exports and on the economy than demand-induced changes in the global market for tobacco.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/2017574/costs-profitability-tobacco-compared-other-crops-zimbabwe
dc.identifier1-932126-19-8
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13654
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1-932126-19-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417814
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationHNP discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectSOYBEANS
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectCOFFEE
dc.subjectNONTRADITIONAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectFIELD CROPS
dc.subjectHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS MARKETING
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS ACTUAL YIELDS
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL CROPS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE CROPS
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectBALING
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectCARROTS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCOFFEE
dc.subjectCOFFEE GROWERS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMERS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PREFERENCES
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOST ASSUMPTIONS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOTTON CROP
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectCROP PROFITABILITY
dc.subjectCROP ROTATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT CROPS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFIELD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGREENHOUSES
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectHORTICULTURAL CROPS
dc.subjectHORTICULTURE
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINTENSIVE FARMING
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLEMONS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMUSHROOMS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectORANGES
dc.subjectORCHARDS
dc.subjectOVERHEAD COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSOYBEAN
dc.subjectSOYBEANS
dc.subjectSPICE CROPS
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL DATA
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHEAT PRICES
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.titleThe Costs and Profitability of Tobacco Compared to Other Crops in Zimbabwe

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