Month: April 2018 Posts

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… ...