The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board is primarily a regulatory and advisory statutory body. In terms of the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Act [Chapter: 18:20], the functions of the Board shall be:
To control and regulate the exchange of all tobacco produced in Zimbabwe between growers and merchants.
To promote, protect and maintain the sale of tobacco at all authorized selling places.
To collate statistics relating to the provision, marketing, manufacture and consumption of tobacco.
To distribute market studies and information relating to the marketing, manufacture and consumption of tobacco.
To monitor all tobacco handling premises for pest control.
To do all things which the Act or any other enactment requires shall be done.
To advise the Minister responsible for Agriculture on all matters relating to the marketing of tobacco.
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Conducting crop assessment surveys to determine crop yield potential and quality composition of the crop in advance of the selling season.
Arbitration and sales supervision at auction floors in order to maintain orderly marketing.
Administration and control of the tobacco delivery system.
Classification of tobacco from which statistical information is derived and reports published.
Collating and distributing information on production, consumption, manufacture and export tobacco.
Registration of all types of tobacco growers.
Monitoring the control of tobacco pests to ensure exportation of tobacco free from pesticide residues.
Monitoring and ensuring timeous and efficient shipment of tobacco exports.
Licensing of tobacco buyers, auction floors and commercial graders.
