The United States government has started removing some of the restrictions it imposed in 2019 on some companies who buy Tobacco from Malawi and export it to the USA under a Withhold Releases Order (WRO) on child labour and forced labour. “The development offers relief and hope that Malawi will continue exporting tobacco to the […]
President Peter Mutharika’s decision to allow this year’s tobacco market to operate even in the face of the coronavirus (Covid 19) pandemic, could prove to be a lifeline for Malawi’s economy which is at the mercy of the global pandemic. In April, Mutharika announced a raft of economic measures to enable the country contend with […]
Tobacco Commission (TC)–the regulator for tobacco industry in Malawi–says it is in discussion with relevant stakeholders to review some of the sales procedures for the current tobacco marketing season in order to accommodate more growers on the floors. At the start of the season, players in the tobacco industry agreed to limit the numbers of […]
Tobacco has already raked in K20 billion in forex in the four weeks of its selling but the Tobacco Commission says the figure could have been higher had it not been for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Tobacco Commission chief executive officer Kaisi Sadala said the K20 billion is for 18 million metric tonnes of tobacco sold […]
The opening of this year’s tobacco marketing season will be delayed because industry stakeholders have agreed to monitor the coronavirus situation in the country. The Tobacco Commission (TC) chief executive officer Kayisi Sadala made the announcement at a news conference in Lilongwe on Wednesday. “The decision to postpone the opening to tobacco marketing seasin was made […]
The higher authority in the tobacco Industry and regulator, Tobacco Commission (TC) has warned against leaf vending, saying it is a serious briech of newly passed Tobacco Industry law. In a statement which the commission has released signed by its chief executive officer, Kayisi Sadala, anyone found doing that will have to pay K10 million […]
Tobacco Commission (TC), formerly Tobacco Control Commission, says overproduction has affected prices during this year’s Malawi tobacco marketing season. TC chief executive officer (CEO) Kayisi Sadala, said at a news conference in that tobacco has fetched only US$200 million at an average price of USD1.48 per kilogramme. “The average price attained during this season, is […]
Officials from Tobacco Control Commission say tobacco has already earned the nation US $52million, US $16million more than last year same time. Chief executive officer for the TCC Kaisi Sadala said this was a great leap than last year when the tobacco market was marred with low and smoky prices. Sadala said same time last […]
The tobacco sales season opened Monday in Malawi with the crop —the country’s main foreign exchange earner – fetching up to $2.10 per kilogramme while low-quality tobacco was going at $8 per kilogramme, beating the minimum prices that were projected at Auction Floor in the capital Lilongwe. Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) chief executive officer Kayisi Sadala […]