Tobacco is the main cash crop and major foreign exchange earner in Malawi. Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture show that the crop, also known in Malawi as "green gold," contributes about ...

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Malawi: Non-smokers hooked on tobacco Tobacco-dependent Malawi faces a worrying future. New international controls on tobacco ...

Despite the drought, which hit most of Malawi's agricultural output, especially the staple food maize, the tobacco crop proved resilient, helping the country to profit from a surge in global demand.

of MSU Foundation in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE). He added: “Malawi is arguably the world’s most tobacco-dependent country, but many other southern ...

Britain’s Channel 4 programme “Unreported World” has highlighted the ongoing use of child labour in tobacco harvesting in Malawi. Presenter Jenny Kleeman went to tobacco growing areas of the ...

The United States on Friday suspended imports of all tobacco and tobacco products from Malawi for alleged forced labor practices – including child labor. Customs and Border Protection ...

Themed “Our Children, Our Future,” the event drew more than 350 government representatives; agricultural ... child labour in tobacco-growing communities across Malawi. The projects completed ...

Lilongwe - Malawi has suspended domestic tobacco sales in major markets due to a price dispute that the finance minister said could undermine economic targets. Industry regulators, the Tobacco Control ...

Chakwera said the agriculture ministry would "search for a basket of alternative crops so that by 2030, Malawi can do away with its reliance on tobacco." Countries around the world are either ...

Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe ... port for the bulk of its inbound and outbound trade. Malawi exports commodities including tobacco, sugar, and soybeans through Tanzanian ports.

nongovernmental colleagues and communities in Malawi to strengthen forests. Healthy forests can help mitigate extreme weather ...

Tobacco-dependent Malawi faces a worrying future. New international controls on tobacco threaten the economy as does widespread famine in the area. Women - a large proportion of the workforce in ...