Up In Smoke - Malawi

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journeymanpictures | January 07, 2008

October 2002 Seen as the 'gold' crop by Malawians, tobacco accounts for 70% o...

journeymanpictures | January 07, 2008

October 2002
Seen as the 'gold' crop by Malawians, tobacco accounts for 70% of all exports. But little of the profit goes to the farmers. A massive increase in global tobacco production has sent export prices tumbling. Child labour has become prevalent as families struggle to survive. To blame are giant tobacco companies who keep the bidding for crops artificially low. And millions are left wondering why their profits are going up in smoke.

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  • Saint Andrews! Awful shite lol

  • Me to :) what school?

  • This is real exploitation and oppression. This is exactly what indirect rule breeds. We shall fight harder until these subjects of the Africa Union are now free to be voting the Africa Union Authority President. The people, poor or not, must vote!

  • growguyuk, you are right on point .

    Marijuana cultivation will boost up the economy, only problem is that the politicians are brainwashed and more interested in fattening they own pockets with the fuckery they get from sucking on demon-cracy politricks dick so hard

  • check out strain hunters its from greenhouse seeds its a movie of them searching for the true malwai gold

  • I lived there for 3 years and had no idea ;_;

  • true dude, Im going over to malawi for 6 months in feb, so excited gonna track down some real 'gold' ;)

  • should grow ganj instead.... much better prices for a field of nice REAL malawi gold compared to nasty cancer making baccy

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