Tag: TAMA

Tobacco production decline to 140 million kilograms (kg) this year

Published on April 3, 2024 by Victoria Manjolo

On Tuesday the second round of tobacco estimate published by the Tobacco Commission (TC) have shown that tobacco production is […]

Lowe Describes Tobacco As The Main Cash Crop In Malawi

Published on June 23, 2022 by FACE OF MALAWI

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has said Tobacco crop in the country is the major cash crop but due to […]

New Auction System Introduced For 2020 Tobacco Market

Published on April 21, 2020 by Face of Malawi

The 2020 tobacco marketing season has opened with a new auctioning system of buying tobacco to encourage competitive buying and […]

TAMA scales up efforts on lifting WRO ban

Published on April 1, 2020 by Robert Ngwira

Tobacco Association of Malawi Farmers Trust has stepped up efforts to have the United States of America (USA)- instituted Withhold […]

Fire guts down TAMA Limbe warehouse

Published on January 4, 2017 by Robert Ngwira

Fire has razed down a warehouse belonging to Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA)damaging a lot of property in the process […]

Tobacco sales at Kanengo Auction Floors suspended again

Published on April 21, 2016 by Robert Ngwira

As Malawians continue to push for government intervention on Tobacco sales following continued low prices buyers are offering to farmers, […]

MAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY HANGING HIMSELF TO THE ROOF

Published on November 26, 2015 by Robert Ngwira

A 53-year-old man has committed suicide in Area 47 in the capital Lilongwe by hanging himself to the roof of […]

TOBACCO EARNINGS PREDICTED TO DROP THIS YEAR

Published on August 5, 2014 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tobacco growers have predicted that earnings from the country’s tobacco might decline this year compared to the last growing season, […]

TAMA BLAST CALLS BY FUM ON TOBACCO

Published on April 8, 2014 by Robert Ngwira

Tobacco Association Malawi (TAMA)  chief executive officer Graham Kunimba has quashed the call by Famers Union of Malawi(FUM)that Tobacco Companies […]

Tobacco farmers satisfied with devaluation

Published on May 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tobacco farmers in Malawi have expressed satisfaction with the devaluation of the kwacha, describing it as a positive development. Speaking […]

EFFECTS OF LOW MARKET DEMAND ON THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

Published on May 16, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The high sales rejection rate in the auction is not only affecting farmers but also the transport industry. James Kalowa […]