Its main subsidiary, Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, is the worlds leading supplier of tobacco, procuring and processing tobacco leaf for tobacco product manufacturers.[351] In a letter to Human Rights Watch, Universal wrote that it operates in Zimbabwe through its subsidiary, Zimbabwe Leaf Tobacco Company (ZLT), which purchases about half of its tobacco directly from 5,800 growers, mainly commercial farms, as well as some small-scale growers
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Most of the seed used is the produce of seed imported at various times from North America and Cuba
Tobacco companies often sponsored sporting events, and athletes were featured in advertisements promoting various tobacco products
The goal is to ensure that opportunities are not missed to reach tobacco users who may be ready to quit