by Never Chatsengera | Sep 2, 2026 | News
The 2026 tobacco marketing season will close on Thursday, 10 th September at all the country’s four tobacco floors, after 21 weeks of trading. The closing follows an industry assessment that revealed that most of the country’s tobacco has been... by Never Chatsengera | Jul 23, 2026 | News
The Tobacco Commission has launched the Know Your Grower (KYG) project as part of its efforts to enhance traceability and compliance monitoring. The KYG concept paper notes that the project will improve the country’s tobacco grower database to support the... by Never Chatsengera | Jun 24, 2026 | News
The Tobacco Commission is rolling out the ‘Know Your Grower’ (KYG) project to make all growers traceable by the 2027 marketing season. The initiative aims to address the lack of traceability in auction tobacco, a major hurdle in securing international buyers and... by Never Chatsengera | Jun 12, 2026 | News
The Tobacco Commission has disclosed it will, in the 2026/2027 farming season, limit crop production volumes to avoid oversupply. Chief Executive Officer Mr Evans Chilumpha disclosed this in Lilongwe on Wednesday when the Commission appeared before the parliamentary... by Never Chatsengera | May 7, 2026 | News
The wait is over for tobacco farmers in the northern region. Earnings have now started flowing into bank accounts because on Tuesday, May 5, Agriculture Minister Rosa Fatch Mbilizi opened the fourth and final tobacco market for the 2026 marketing season – Mzuzu... by Never Chatsengera | Apr 30, 2026 | News
The Minister of Agriculture Hon. Roza Fatch Mbilizi on April 29 held talks with the Tobacco Commission and tobacco buying companies over the high auction tobacco rejection rate in the 2026 marketing season. Since the start of the marketing season on April 20, the...