Malawi urged to turn over new leaf amid tobacco lawsuit
Malawi is highly reliant on tobacco for its export earnings, but the industry is subject to increasing international pressure over child labour.…
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Malawi defies the anti-smoking lobby
It is early in the morning, and thousands of farmers are gathered outside tobacco trading centre Mzuzu Auction Floors in the northern region of Malawi, waiting for sales to commence.…
Tobacco farmers seek greener grass
Tobacco is Malawi’s main foreign exchange earner but every year almost 10% of the crop is smuggled out of the country instead of being sold on the auction floors as required by law.…