Tag: Tobacco

Malawi Tobacco Products Down

Published on February 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) expects the country’s tobacco production and cheap Karelia cigarettes to go down by as […]

Malawi fetches $276 in tobacco sales

Published on December 2, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

As the tobacco marketing season draws to a closer, Malawi has so far sold about 223 million kgs of the […]

The pain of child labor in Malawi tobacco

Published on September 26, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Tobacco According to the British “Guardian” reported, according to estimates, as many as 80,000 children in Malawi involved in tobacco […]

Child labour: the tobacco industry’s smoking gun

Published on September 14, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

In Malawi and beyond, child workers as young as five are being exposed to the toxic dangers of tobacco harvesting […]

Malawi tobacco earnings slump by over US$100 M

Published on August 29, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi tobacco earnings, which provide 60 percent of its export revenue, have slumped from US$356 million last year to US$158 […]

Malawi Tobacco Trades 47% Below Government-Set Price at Auction

Published on July 15, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The price of tobacco in Malawi, the world’s largest producer of the burley variety of the leaf, traded 47 percent […]

Malawi Tobacco Earnings Decline 72% to $73 Million in Season, Zodiak Says

Published on July 4, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s tobacco earnings declined 72 percent from the start of the selling season to July 1 compared with a year […]

A campaign against child labour in Malawi

Published on June 7, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

A campaign against child labour in Malawi has resulted in 2,000 children being removed from the country’s hazardous tobacco farms […]

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 […]

Malawi’s President Mutharika Accuses Tobacco Buyers of Sabotaging Economy

Published on May 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Frank Jomo Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika accused tobacco buyers of trying to sabotage the southern African nation’s economy […]