TOPSHOT - A farmer arrives during a tobacco field-day training at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Farm workers drain water from a climate-smart barn at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. A climate-smart tobacco barn is an energy-efficient, sustainable curing facility designed to reduce fuel consumption (wood or coal), lower carbon emissions, and minimise deforestation in tobacco farming. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - An attendee peeps into a climate smart curing shade during a tobacco field-day training at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Afghan beekeepers examine honey bees at a field in Shah Wali Kot district in Kandahar province on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP via Getty Images)

Lovemore Sakala works in the field during a tobacco field-day training at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)

A consultant teaches farmers how to tie tobacco leaves for curing during a tobacco field-day training at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)

Lovemore Sakala poses for portrait in a tobacco field at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)

A farmer practices harvesting during a tobacco field-day training at a farm outside Bulawayo on March 12, 2026. Zimbabwe's tobacco crop -- Africa's largest -- has rebounded to record levels, driven by smallholders contracted to mainly Chinese firms and despite concerns about debt, dependence and deforestation. From 306 million kilogrammes in 2024, production soared to 355 million kg in 2025, according to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board. A harvest over 360 million kg is expected this year after a 15 percent increase in the planted area. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP via Getty Images)