Read Sola looks at his harvested tobacco inside 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)

Farmers work 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)

Lovemore Sakala smokes a cigarette during break at 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)

Judith Choto, 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)

ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 13: Business signs are displayed at a shopping center in Arcadia, where around 42 percent of residents are ethnically Chinese, on May 13, 2026 in Arcadia, California. Federal prosecutors announced that the resigned mayor of Arcadia, Eileen Wang, will plead guilty in federal court to illegally acting as a foreign agent for the Chinese government. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA - MAY 13: Business names are displayed on a shopping center sign in Arcadia, where around 42 percent of residents are ethnically Chinese, on May 13, 2026 in Arcadia, California. Federal prosecutors announced that the resigned mayor of Arcadia, Eileen Wang, will plead guilty in federal court to illegally acting as a foreign agent for the Chinese government. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 13: People walk through downtown Newark, where approximately 23.4% to 27% of its residents currently live in poverty on May 13, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. Newly released data from the Labor Department's consumer price index showed that inflation rose 3.8% from April 2025. The rise in prices for fuel, food, and other essentials for millions of Americans comes as a 10-week war with Iran continues to be a drag on both the domestic and international economy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 13: Boxes of food are distributed to residents of Newark during a weekly food drive sponsored by the mayor's office on May 13, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey. Over 2,500 boxes containing fruits, vegetables, and meat were given to residents in need in the city, where approximately 23.4% to 27% of its residents live in poverty. Newly released data from the Labor Department's consumer price index showed that inflation rose 3.8% from April 2025. The rise in prices for fuel, food, and other essentials for millions of Americans comes as a 10-week war with Iran continues to be a drag on both the domestic and international economy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)