About us
Shasha Tobacco (Private) Limited was established in Zimbabwe in April 2007, as a locally owned tobacco-producing and supply company with an intimate knowledge and understanding of a transformed tobacco and agricultural production and marketing system in Zimbabwe.
Shasha Tobacco – Your partner to sustainable value addition.
What We Do
FCV Tobacco Contract Growing and Purchasing
Operating a sustainable Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) Tobacco Contract Growing Program, from which most of Shasha Tobacco’s green tobacco requirements for blending, processing, and shipping are sourced. Contract growers with experience and exceptional growing skills have been carefully selected over the years
Purchasing of FCV tobacco from Auction Floors
Shasha Tobacco compliments its total green FCV tobacco purchase requirements through sourcing of tobacco from licensed tobacco auction floors.
Blending, processing and shipping to clients’ specifications
We have the expertise and experience to develop and purchase any tobacco blend a
customer may want.
Sustainable Tobacco Program
Shasha operates a robust Sustainable FCV Tobacco Production Program premised on the proper and safe use of Crop Protection Agents with in-built traceability protocols; elimination of Child Labour in tobacco production processes amongst other Good Agricultural and Sustainable Tobacco Production practices.
Logistics
We offer transport services for input distribution and bale collection for our contract
growers. We also operate logistic services for dry stock up to FOB Durban or Beira or any other eco-terms set by the customer.
Background
Shasha Tobacco (Private) Limited started its Tobacco Contract Growing and Supply business in the 2007/08 season and has been in existence since. The 2019/20 season marks the 12th consecutive season of operation.
Shasha’s success is anchored on its ability to cultivate close working relationships with contracted growers and clients for FCV trashed, bundle, butted loose leaf tobaccos, and by-products.
Shasha believes in the continuous improvement of processes so as to provide the highest level of service delivery to its wide variety of customers.
We thrive on passionately, efficiently and cost-effectively managing a FCV Tobacco Supply Chain system starting from carefully selected and experienced growers using sustainable and environment-friendly production practices right until the FCV tobacco end product is in the hands of the customer as per his/her supply contract specifications.
Shasha operates a talent care program based on equal opportunities, fairness, and professionalism and prides itself in the qualified, experienced and talented people it employs in the agronomy, leaf purchasing/processing, shipping and finance, and other disciplines.
Mission
To passionately, efficiently and cost-effectively manage the FCV Tobacco supply chain in order to the customers’ specifications.
Vision
To be a reliable and recognized supplier of FCV tobacco from Zimbabwe and other origins produced responsibly to various clients.
Our Team & Leadership
The leadership has assembled a strong team with requisite skills and experience in the Industry to realize its vision: i.e to be a preferred supplier of Zimbabwe tobacco operating professionally, cost effectively and efficiently!
The leadership has also inculcated a culture and value system whose tenets include:
Integrity
Professionalism
Talent Care
Innovativeness
Courage
