Registration as a Tobacco Grower & Submission of Crop Estimates.

All tobacco growers are reminded that they MUST be registered before 31 October of the year preceding the marketing year.

Requirements to be registered as a grower are:

a)   A completed application form.

b)   A recommendation letter rubber stamped and signed by the grower’s local AGRITEX officer to confirm that the grower is a bona fide tobacco grower.

 C)   Proof of land availability i.e. permit / land offer letter, or a recommendation letter from the growers local Councillor / Chief / Headman if in communal area.

d)   National Identification (certified copy)

In addition to the normal registration fee of $10 the following penalties are levied for all registrations done after the legislated deadline:

·        A penalty of $10 is charged for registration between 1st November & 31st December.

·        A penalty of $40 is charged for registration between 1st January & start of the marketing season.

·        Any registration that is done after the commencement of the marketing season attracts a penalty of $90.

Renewals can also be done using Ecocash platform and the TIMB biller code is 41986.

TIMB wishes to advise all tobacco growers that all crop estimates be submitted at any TIMB office before the start of the marketing season.

 For additional information please contact TIMB on Tel 263-04613263/70/88/88/95; 613310/17/18/19; 613532; 613425; 613431; 613108; 613911; 613604; 613925; 0772145166-9. Fax 613264 Email us on info@timb.co.zw or visit our website www.timb.co.zw