Tobacco

A cluster of East African countries are among the largest exporters of tobacco globally. Malawi, the largest producer of burley tobacco in the world, is Africa’s largest tobacco exporter while Zimbabwe historically attracts higher prices for their tobacco due to their reputation, along with the USA, for growing the highest quality in the world.

Tobacco has been managed by Vallis in both Tanzania, Africa’s third largest exporter of tobacco, and in the Comoros.

For a fuller insight into the African countries’ roles within the tobacco industry, Vallis has produced an executive summary on the subject. This is available to read at the link below:

Vallis Report on the Tobacco Industry in Africa