Malawi tobacco farmers complained that the government prices unmoved
Malawi farmers said tobacco prices, the government indifferent, which make themselves felt in a dilemma embarrassment.
Mishek Chikulumeni aged 46, has a center located at a distance of approximately 12 km of the city of Kasungu tobacco farm Chikondi Estate. He told the Anatolia News Agency, said:. "If the status quo be maintained, then I will stop growing tobacco cessation Electronic cigarette, vaporizer" buying
He complained: "The tobacco buyers to our prices very fair price of their own choice by buying our products.."
Anxiety Chikulumeni said: "For me, the future is bleak."

Consistent with the supply and demand of tobacco, Malawi's tobacco market is usually open from March to October.
Tobacco is usually sold through the auction system, in the auction system, all tobacco buyers are bidding at a certain date in the Tobacco Control Commission registered farmers to grow tobacco - these farmers may be individuals or farms.
Who is the highest price of tobacco to sell it.
Some farmers suspect that tobacco tobacco Qatar fixed price agreement between buyers, not to provide high tobacco prices.
According to the farmers say, this situation means that the price of tobacco is determined by the buyers, and the farmers in terms of pricing did not say, because they have no alternative markets.
Farmers from Malawi and Central regions watts Thomas Banda told the Anatolia News Agency: "This year, my tobacco prices averaged $ 0.8 per kilogram."
He regretted to say: "I was about to sell the eight bundles of tobacco I can not even get the money to repay loans to purchase agricultural inputs I borrowed materials.."
Banda complained: "We, farmers are trapped." He also refutes those who think the low price is because the anti-smoking Tobacco Action World Health Organization caused by the ongoing argument.
For Banda, the more people worry about the high rejection rate of the auction, which would make tobacco prices plummet.
Banda said: "The only way to solve these problems is to stop growing tobacco."
Accused of integrated production system (IPS)
Chikulumeni with Banda's predicament is not an isolated phenomenon.
Approximately 5,000 farmers nationwide, recently said the low price of tobacco was very indignant.
They believe that since the implementation of integrated production systems since the fate of the growers was pinched in the hands of the tobacco buyers.
Some farmers suspected of having fixed the price of tobacco Qatar.
Chikulumeni angrily said: "In this country, buyers are more powerful than the power of the seller."
He insisted: "On the issue of integrated production system, there is no agreement on the price they just force you to sign a contract, you sell them tobacco We hope this situation will be changed.."
By former President Joyce Banda in the integrated production system and the auction system in 2012 approved in parallel.
Under this system, farmers and tobacco buyers prior to signing the contract.
However, buyers accused of abusing the system because they only offer the price they want. At the same time, farmers have no say in the purchase of time, because they must be unified when the season starts in the production of tobacco on the purchase of tobacco companies to sell tobacco.
Farmers discontent, forcing the tobacco industry practitioners held a 28 to 30 September 2014 in Lilongwe tobacco magnate meeting on this issue was discussed.
They violently attacked the secret agreements tobacco merchants and farmers in the integrated production system reached.
Including tobacco buyers, farmers, transporters and other service providers was noted that at the time of signing of the agreement, the contract documents did not contain labeling of minimum purchase prices.
They also complained that the acquisition and repayment of the loan terms and conditions also seems to be a secret.
Tobacco growers and tobacco industry experts agree that transparency is called for integrated production system, because it is slowly eating away at public auction system.
According to industry data, the sale of all tobacco in 2014, about 22.67 percent is sold through the auction system, and the remaining 77.33% is sold through integrated production system - the proportion of 72.62% a year ago this proportion is slightly have improved.
Farmers complain that the lack of an effective legal structure for integrated production system model of tobacco production and trade management.
They requested the authorities to establish a mechanism to ensure compliance with mutually agreed contractual obligations.
Farmers also want to agriculture, the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development has been in Congress for a dusty development of tobacco lobbying activities.
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