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Africa-Press<\/a> – Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Some tobacco farmers in Mzimba and Rumphi have said they will stop growing the crop due to meagre proceeds. Speaking at an interface meeting, organised by their newly formed union, the farmers disclosed that growing of the leaf is leaving them more impoverished than they\u2019d be without investing their resources in it.<\/p>\n

David Chirwa, a seasoned tobacco farmer who has been in the service for over fifteen years, described the new \u2018contract system\u2019 employed by most tobacco buyers as a daylight robbery to the \u2018poor\u2019 farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s better to withdraw and let those companies do the work; it\u2019s not in order for a farmer to spend time growing tobacco and later earn less. This is disgusting,\u201d said Chirwa.<\/p>\n

Tinkho Muyaba, interim chairperson of Concerned Tobacco growers Union, stressed that unless government intervenes to scrap off the \u2018contract system,\u2019 farmers will be wooed to venture into other crops like Soya.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not on. Imagine toiling for a year and earning Mk100,000. The rest being earned by a tobacco company. This is nuisance. We\u2019re not their slaves,\u201d he fumed.<\/p>\n

Tobacco is, as the farmers say, one of the most difficult and demanding crops to grow as it requires close monitoring from nursery up until it is sold.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is one of the most agonizing crop to grow. We spend sleepless nights. It\u2019s an insult, therefore, to be taken for granted by these tobacco companies,\u201d added Jeremiah Chihana, farmer from Kanyenjere, Rumphi.<\/p>\n

Their meeting followed series of awareness campaigns the tobacco commission has been running across the northern region, wooing farmers to produce more leaf this year, claiming there will be good prices and a guaranteed market. Tobacco is termed as Malawi\u2019s green gold: it contributes a Lion\u2019s share to the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. Some tobacco farmers in Mzimba and Rumphi have said they will stop growing the crop due to meagre proceeds. Speaking at an interface meeting, organised by their newly formed union, the farmers disclosed that growing of the leaf is leaving them more impoverished than they\u2019d be without investing their resources in it. 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