Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:24:25 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO TOBACCO production in Zambia has reduced from 45 million kilogrammes in 2013 to the current 22 million kilogrammes because of the worldwide anti- tobacco campaigns aimed at reducing consumption of the commodity, says Agriculture minister Dora Siliya. Ms Siliya said tobacco production had reduced by over 22 million kilogrammes in the last four years. In a speech read for her by permanent secretary Julius Shawa at the 53rd Tobacco Association of Zambia (TAZ) Annual Congress, Ms Siliya said that the country was losing the much needed foreign exchange because of the 100 percent reduction in tobacco production. She attributed the decrease in production to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), whose aim was to reduce consumption of tobacco worldwide. She however expressed happiness that the congress had gathered to discuss some of the pertinent issues regarding FCTC as it pertained to the industry. Ms […]
