Month: May 2022 Posts

JTI encourages growers to use live bans for tobacco farming

May 09, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTl) Leaf Malawi Limited has encouraged its growers to plant more trees to expand and establish live ban base for tobacco farming in order to grow tobacco that is required on the… ...

Mzuzu tobacco market opens

May 09, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The 2022 tobacco market in the Northern Region of Malawi has opened today, with about 1,598 tobacco bales sold. Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe who opened the market said Government is doing everything to talk… ...

Farmers complain of low prices as Malawi tobacco market opens

Mar 31, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The 2022 tobacco marketing season has opened today with farmers complaining of low prices offered at the market. This year's selling season has opened with the highest price at around $1.45 per kg and the… ...

Tobacco marketing season opens on March 31

Mar 18, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Commission (TC) has announced that the 2022 tobacco marketing season will open on 31st March, starting with Lilongwe Floors followed by the opening of Limbe Floors on 5th April. Public Relations Officer for… ...

Govt asks Tobacco buyers to offer good prices

Mar 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has asked tobacco buyers to offer farmers good prices in this year's tobacco marketing season, saying farmers have suffered for a long time due to low prices. The plea was made by the Minister… ...

Govt signs MoU with JTI Leaf Malawi

Dec 14, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government through Ministry of Labour and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Malawi have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote provision of decent work that respects rights of workers. The agreement was signed on Monday at… ...

Communities in Mzimba benefiting from JTI

Dec 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

In Malawi, tobacco is considered “green gold”, incontestably the most profitable crop in this highly agrarian economy. Per tonne it has over 20 times the value of Malawi's next biggest export, tea. After foreign aid,… ...

Tobacco remains Malawi’s main cash crop for the long term – Lowe

Oct 26, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe says Malawi will continue to rely on tobacco in the long term and he has urged tobacco buyers and other stakeholders to ensure that farmers do not lose interest in… ...

JTI commended for building school block

Oct 09, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Headteacher for Msunga Primary School has commended Japanese Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf for building school block and toilets and providing a water tank at the school. The Headteacher of the school Blessings Kalindeni told journalists… ...

JTI Leaf Malawi buys 24 million Kgs of Tobacco

Sep 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

JTI Leaf Malawi says despite the persisting Covid-19 pandemic, the company has managed to buy 24 million kilograms of tobacco this year. Addressing reporters from across the country during a virtual meeting on Wednesday JTI… ...

Farmers threaten to dump Tobacco

Aug 18, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some tobacco farmers in Mzimba and Rumphi have said they will stop growing the crop due to meagre proceeds. Speaking at an interface meeting, organised by their newly formed union, the farmers disclosed that growing… ...

Tobacco Commission asks farmers to register for next growing season

Jul 17, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Commission has called upon farmers to register for the upcoming growing season, saying prices of tobacco will be better in the next marketing season. Chief Executive Officer for TC Chidanti Malunga made the… ...

33 employees fired at Tobacco Commission over illegal recruitment

Jun 01, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Tobacco Commission (TC) has fired 33 employees, including several workers named in an Ombudsman report as having joined the commission without any interviews. The firing of the 33 follows a personnel audit conducted by the… ...

US modifies ban on tobacco imports from Malawi

May 26, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

United States Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has modified an existing Withhold Release Order on imports of tobacco from Malawi which was issued in 2019 due to concerns over child labour in production of the… ...

Tobacco giants aim to strike out claims by Malawi farmers

May 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Tobacco company giants, British American Tobacco and Imperial, want a court in the United Kingdom to throw out a case in which the tobacco companies are accused of exploiting Malawian farmers and their children. The… ...