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Times of Zambia 

TOBACCO production has been projected to increase to approximately 50 million from 35 million kilogrammes per annum. Tobacco Association of Zambia (TBA) executive director, Jewette Masinja, said the Tobacco industry was also expected to increase earnings to over US$65 million per annum in exports as a result of the new Chinese market that had opened up. Speaking in an interview, Dr Masinja said the new Chinese market was important to the industry because it would act as a catalyst to drive local production to higher levels than the current 35 million kilogrammes annually.

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