By Tionge Hara

MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-The country’s green gold agency Tobacco Commission (TC) on Friday, June 12, 2020 announced that effective Monday, June 15, 2020,growers will be allowed to send representatives to witness the tobacco sales.

Addressing the news conference in Mzuzu TC’ Chief Executive Kayisi Sadala said the flexibility has been in-tandem with the 2020 marketing as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“As acommission we pleased to announce that effective Monday June 15 2020,growers will be allowed to send representatives to witness the tobacco sales”, he added.

Sadala also said the commission will continue to monitor and review the effectiveness of the measures put in place and make adjustment where necessary upon consultation with stakeholders.

“The commission will make sure that both commercial and smallholder growers representatives shall be required to comply with measures instituted by the industry against the spread of Covid -19 pandemic including putting on facemasks and social distancing,” he said.

According to the commission in seven weeks and half Malawi has sold 72,671,977.29 kilogram at an average price of US$1.52kg representing seven percent when compared the same time in 2019.