THE INTEGRATED

TOBACCO PRODUCTION SYSTEM (IPS) MODEL:

Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects For Malawi

Mantchombe, M.K, Msango Soko, K.R., Chamango, A.M.Z., Gomonda, R.W.J. and Khumbanyiwa, A. G.

Agricultural Research and Extension Trust (ARET),

Private Bag 9,

Lilongwe, Malawi

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Methodology 4. Results and Discussion 5. Conclusion 6. Future Prospects

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INTRODUCTION Tobacco plays a very significant role to the economy of Malawi

Accounts for 60-70% of the country’s foreign earnings & 12% of its growth domestic product (GDP)

ARET – key in providing tobacco research and extension in Malawi.

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INTRODUCTION....Cont’d

Market liberalisation- 1990s Majority of s/holder farmers engaged in

tobacco production Challenges; regulations of production &

marketing Evidence- production of uncontrolled

volumes of tobacco against market requirements.

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INTRODUCTION....Cont’d

The IPS model was introduced in the 2012/13 season as part of a tobacco industry wide production approach

Proponents- control supply in relation to

global requirements, fluctuating pricing & improve yields and quality of the leaf

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INTRODUCTION....Cont’d

Tobacco marketing at the Floors in Malawi

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INTRODUCTION....Cont’d

Despite the strides made since its inception in 2012, there have been mixed reactions on its performance

Available information does not indicate fully well whether the system is able to control production and fluctuating prices or not

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Fig. 1: Tobacco Production vs. Price Trends for the past 10 years in Malawi

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INTRODUCTION....Cont’d

A study was therefore done to understand some aspects such as benefits and challenges faced by smallholder tobacco farmers

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OBJECTIVES To explore the benefits and challenges

faced by tobacco farmers under the

Integrated Production System in Malawi

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METHODOLOGY Multi Stage Sampling technique was used to obtain 100 smallholder tobacco farmers.

1st stage -list 25 Extension Agents working for ARET

2nd stage -randomly select 5 Extension agents from the list. The selected EAs were from Dedza, Lilongwe, Salima, Rumphi and Mzimba.

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METHODOLOGY.....Cont’d

3rd stage –randomly select 20 affiliated tobacco farmers from each selected EA using simple random sampling.

Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire and Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) was used to analyse the data to come up with means, frequencies and percentages.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Gender of Tobacco Growers Interviewed

n=100

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AFFILIATION

All growers interviewed (100%) were affiliated to different merchants in Malawi

Types of affiliation a. Funded b. Non funded

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AFFILIATION Types of affiliation between farmers and merchants n=100

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BENEFITS OF IPS Benefits of the Integrated Production System to

Smallholder Farmers n=100

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CHALLENGES OF IPS

Challenges of the Integrated Production System to Smallholder Farmers n=100

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CONCLUSION IPS was introduced to control

production, fluctuating pricing & improve yields and quality of the leaf.

The system is benefitting growers- access to inputs, technical advice hence improved yields and quality of the leaf as well as better prices.

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CONCLUSION

However it is too early to draw conclusions if the system has been able to control and stabilise production and fluctuating prices.

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FUTURE PROSPECTS

1. There is need for more farmer awareness & advocacy

2. Need for harmonisation of technologies and extension messages

3. Timely disbursement of farm inputs

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THANK YOU!!

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ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

Co-authors for their input in writing the paper

Extension Agents for helping out in

administering questionnaires

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