Month: August 2018 Posts

JTI resumes buying Malawi’s green gold

Aug 07, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Tobacco Farmers who were dumped by  Japan Tobacco International (JTI) leaf  Malawi can now hold a smile after the company announced that it has reversed its decision of stopping to buy the country’s green gold.… ...

JTI under fire for abusing farmers

Jul 20, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

JTI Malawi has come under fire for abusing tobacco farmers under contract farming. The company has been condemned for refusing to buy tobacco from farmers whom it entered into contracts with. JTI stopped buying the… ...

Tobacco proceeds hit K45 billion

May 16, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has made US$62 million (about K45 billion) from tobacco after five weeks of sales, according to AHL Group. An infographic released by AHL yesterday shows that K45 billion has been made from the sale… ...

Tobacco fetches K32.1 billion

May 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has made US$44.3 million (about K32.1 billion) from the sale of tobacco so far. An infographic released by AHL Group on Tuesday shows that from the opening day of the market to 3 May,… ...

Tobacco earns Malawi K22.5 billion

May 02, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Tobacco has fetched US$31 million (about K22.5 billion) in three weeks, according to statistics released by AHL Group. An infographic released by AHL on Monday shows that the money has been earned from 21 million… ...

Tobacco rakes in K4 BN in first week

Apr 17, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has sold tobacco worth US$5.7 million (about K4 billion) in the first week of the tobacco marketing season. According to the Tobacco Association of Malawi, the US$5.7 million has been made from the sale… ...

TCC hails tobacco quality

Apr 10, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has said there is high quality tobacco on sale at the auction floors. The remarks were made by TCC Board of Chairperson Inkosi ya Makosi M’mbelwa during the official opening… ...

Tobacco fetching up to US$2/Kg

Apr 10, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The tobacco marketing season started on Monday in Lilongwe with the main cash crop being sold for up to US$2 per kilogramme. According to Auction Holdings Limited, the highest price for auction tobacco burley on… ...

APM calls for good tobacco prices

Apr 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

President Arthur Peter Mutharika has called for good prices during the 2018 tobacco marketing season so that tobacco farmers should make profits. Mutharika made the remarks at Lilongwe Auction Floors during the opening of 2018… ...

Farmers warned against selling tobacco to vendors

Mar 28, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has urged farmers in the country to avoid selling their tobacco to illegal buyers. Executive director for TCC Kaisi Sadala made the remarks ahead of the opening of the 2018… ...

TCC concerned over non-tobacco materials

Mar 20, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has expressed concern over increase of non-tobacco related materials that are found in tobacco. This has been stated in a press statement which the commission released recently. TCC noted that… ...

Farmers blamed for low tobacco prices

May 06, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 32 &

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) in the Northern region has blamed tobacco farmers for taking to the auction poor quality tobacco which attracts low prices. This follows complaints from the farmers that their tobacco is… ...