The Future of Tobacco Industry Amidst of COVID-19 -A Case of Malawi Producing Country

Abstract

With outbreak of COVID-19 last year in Wuhan China, the Virus has affected almost all parts of the world and all business industries and sectors of development. Tobacco industry is also affected much due to its healthy problems associated with the consumption of tobacco like corona lung disease and cancers that are linked to have high risks to contact COVID-19. This paper was conducted with an aim to highlight the future of tobacco industry by gathering available data from online and reporting from it. This paper has highlighted that despite being a well-established industry in the world that has been contributing economically to many countries, the aftermath of COVID-19 will have a big negative impact on the industry as many international health organizations like World Health Organization, environmental organizations and human rights activist organization will increase the existing pressure to the industry in order to reduce the production and consumption of tobacco related products which will also have a negative effect on the industry of tobacco. Its recommended that economies and companies that depend on tobacco should also start looking at other options of diversification which in future may replace total dependence on tobacco which its future is not certain.