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New fix needed for Malawi economy as tobacco sales plummet

Published on: Tuesday 03 May 2022

New fix needed for Malawi economy as tobacco sales plummet Low prices at auction have left tobacco growers less than optimistic about the future of the industry in one of the poorest countries in the world - Africa's Malawi. Here, tobacco represents 70 percent of the nation's export income. But some tobacco growers are opting to cultivate other cash crops - including cannabis, with hopes of higher profits.



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