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Farmers threaten to dump Tobacco | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

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'd be without investing their resources in it. David Chirwa, a […]

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