WHAT WE DO
We offer a range of services. Here are some of them:
Registration and Licensing
We register and license all players that are involved in the tobacco value chain in Malawi. These are growers, hessian scheme operators, graders, transporters, buyers and floor operators.
Contract Vetting
We review contracts that buying companies and tobacco growers enter into…
Marketing
We promote Malawi tobacco on the international stage. Among others, we achieve…
The Tobacco Commission (TC) was created by Government with the mandate to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco in Malawi as set out in the Tobacco Industry Act No.10 of 2019.
As a statutory corporate body, the Commission subscribes to the principles of good corporate governance, openness, integrity and accountability, which are fundamental foundations on which effective organizations are built. The Commission falls under the Ministry of Agriculture. The Commission is driven by a Board of Commissioners which provides guidance on policy matters, and a Management team that runs the day-today affairs of the institution. Management is led by the Chief Executive Officer.
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News
Licensed volumes treble
As the tobacco selling season closed on Friday August 2, the Tobacco Commission had licensed 60.2 million kilogrammes...
2024 selling season officially closes
The 2024 tobacco selling season officially closed on Friday with the sale of 1,238 bales at Mzuzu Selling Floors....
Third round of crop estimates survey results released
The third round of tobacco estimates survey conducted in June this year has revealed a 7% increase from last year’s...