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KTPL closed, 179 workers left jobless

Mar 24, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Kanengo Tobacco Processors Limited (KTPL), one of the tobacco processing companies in Malawi, has closed its factory leaving 179 people jobless. According to a letter dated 24th March 2021, the closure is due to financial… ...

Chidanti hired as new Tobacco Commission CEO

Jan 16, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga has been hired as the new Chief Executive Officer of Tobacco Commission. Malunga has confirmed his appointment as head of the TC, a statutory corporate body formed in 1938… ...

Malawi farmers urged to grow industrial hemp

Dec 05, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) has urged small scale farmers to diversify and start growing crops such as Industrial Hemp other than just relying on tobacco. Speaking on 1st December, 2020 at BICC in… ...

JTI awards farmers

Nov 13, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Malawi has awarded over 300 farmers’ clubs with ox-carts, bicycles and solar lamps for producing high quality tobacco. The farmers were awarded under a program called Mlimi Odzitsata which is… ...

Report urges need for tobacco harm reduction products

Nov 06, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report has shown the need to raise awareness on tobacco harm reduction products such as e-cigarettes which allows smokers to still get nicotine while ditching traditional cigarettes which… ...

JTI buys 23 million Kgs of tobacco

Oct 01, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

JTI Leaf Malawi says it had a successful tobacco marketing season as the company managed to buy more than 23 million Kilograms of high quality burley tobacco in 13 weeks despite the COVID-19 pandemic. JTI… ...

Tobacco Commission sets dates for growers’ registration and licencing

Jun 27, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Commission (TC) says registration and licencing of growers for 2020/2021 season will commence at all TC offices from 1 July to 30 September, 2020. In statement signed by Chief Executive Officer for the… ...