Month: December 2018 Posts

Parliament passes Tobacco Bill

Dec 04, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Parliament yesterday passed the Tobacco Industry Bill. Among other things, the legislation outlaws buyers from growing tobacco or engaging in the transportation and grading of tobacco and seeks to strengthen tobacco associations by increasing… ...

This year’s tobacco prices are disappointing – Jumbe

Apr 21, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 78 &

Former Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Felix Jumbe has described the prices being offered at the tobacco market as disappointing. It has been reported that at Kanengo Auction Floors where the market is in… ...

Malawi tobacco farmers go angry: Want new buyers at the markets

Sep 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 15 &

Farmers in the country have asked government to look for other companies to be buying tobacco in Malawi as the current tobacco buyers are not helping them. President of Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) Alfred… ...

Malawian farmers lose 151 tobacco bales in fire

Aug 21, 2016 Martha Chikoti 72 &

Farmers in Kasungu district have lost 151 bales of tobacco after the bales were burnt to ashes when a truck transporting the green gold to auction floors caught fire. According to Deputy Public relations Officer… ...

Tobacco farmers angry over contract farming

Jul 28, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 11 &

Tobacco farmers at Limbe Auction Floors in the commercial city of Blantyre have expressed dissatisfaction with contract farming saying it is exploitative. Contract farming sees farmers having pre-market agreement with buyers hoping to achieve smooth… ...

Tobacco farmer commits suicide after making losses

Jul 25, 2016 Bright Malenga 118 &

A 30 year-old farmer in Dowa district on Saturday committed suicide after failing to recoup the money he spent when growing his tobacco. Dowa Police Public Relations Officer Richard Kaponda has identified the man as… ...

Tobacco farmers producing too much tobacco: affecting leaf price

Jul 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 8 &

The market principle of demand and supply has come to haunt the tobacco market in Malawi, Malawi24 has been informed. The Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) says the availability of more tobacco on the market… ...