More Leaf to be Sold Under Contract

Source from:  tobaccoreporter.com Malawi, Monday, February 26, 2007 02/28/2007

Malawi's leaf tobacco industry is to increase the amount of its tobacco grown under contract from five million kg to about 25 million kg in an attempt to revive the industry's fortunes. The government and growers have been becoming increasingly discontented with the sorts of prices being offered at auction in recent seasons, and they believe that the contract system has worked well in other countries, according to a report by Moses Michael-Phiri for the Business Review. Enditem