Malawi's Farmers Shun Tobacco Due to Poor Prices, Times Reports

Source from:  Bloomberg 12/17/2009

Tobacco farmers in Malawi are planning to grow other crops this year because of the poor prices offered for the leaf last season, the Daily Times reported, citing a survey by the Tobacco Control Commission. As many as 40 percent of the country's farmers who grew tobacco last season will not do so again in 2010, the Blantyre- based newspaper said. Malawi's Tobacco Control Commission Chief Executive Officer Bruce Munthali was not available when Bloomberg News called his office in Blantyre today seeking comment. Enditem