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Sustainable Development Initiative (SDI)

Govt urged to take charge of tobacco diversification agenda

Mar 22, 2025 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Recent research by the Sustainable Development Initiative (SDI) has exposed a critical flaw in Malawi's economic strategy, highlighting the need for government intervention in the tobacco diversification agenda, as decades of tobacco reliance have failed… ...

Standard Bank to invest $100m in tobacco

Mar 20, 2025 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Standard Bank Plc injected over K320 Billion directly into the Malawi economy with taxes to government, agriculture and infrastructure projects competing for the lion’s share of the funding, Chief Executive Phillip Madinga said on Wednesday.… ...

Malawi demands $15 Million from Turkish firm over unpaid tobacco deal

Nov 11, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi's Attorney General, Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda, has taken a bold step in demanding $15 million (approximately K26 trillion) from Turkish firm Star Agritech International over an unpaid tobacco deal dating back to 2013. The deal… ...

Smokescreen Unveiled: 81% of Tobacco Seized for Nesting in 2024

Jul 24, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

During the 2024 tobacco selling season in Malawi, the Tobacco Commission (TC) reports to have confiscated a significant 81% of tobacco due to nesting. According to TC's Public Relations Officer, Telephorus Chigwenembe, the confiscations were… ...

2024 Tobacco Selling Season to End Early August

Jul 16, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The sales committee of Malawi's tobacco industry has proposed an early closure for the 2024 tobacco selling season, set at the start of August. According to Telephorus Chigwenembe, the Public Relations Officer of the Tobacco… ...

Tobacco Commission sells tobacco Burley at the highest price per kilogram.

Jul 05, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Commission sold Tobacco Burley at the Lilongwe Auction Floors for $3.59 per kilogram on Thursday, the highest price since the beginning of the 2024 selling season. Public Relations Officer for TC, Theophilus Chigwenembe,… ...

PMI launches Malawi Entrepreneur Agricultural Mechanization Initiative

May 17, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

To enhance Malawian farmers' growth and productivity, Philip Morris International (PMI) has launched the Malawi Entrepreneur Agricultural Mechanisation initiative. This groundbreaking initiative aims to ensure sustainable tobacco growth, empower Malawian farmers, and foster economic growth… ...