The International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA) 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) attracted the widest global tobacco sector representation in the birthplace of flue-cured “bright leaf” – Raleigh, North Carolina. Hosted by the Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina (TGANC), the meeting included a dynamic program concentrating on the practical side of tobacco farming in the US.

The 2024 Africa Regional Meeting gathered International Tobacco Growers’ Association (ITGA) members from Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe and supply chain partners from around the world to share tobacco

Tobacco growers’ associations from Argentina, Brazil and the United States took part in the meeting hosted by Afubra, with a high level of participation from different entities in the tobacco supply chain.

On 30th October 2023, Tobacco Growers from around the world meet in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to call on governments’ support to the sector.

José Javier Aranda, ITGA President, made a tour in tobacco growing countries in Africa, meeting growers’ associations and stakeholders to convey his commitment to the region: “Sustainability starts by securing viability to growers. Without it, the very pillar of the sector is at risk.”

Tobacco growers’ representatives from five countries – Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic and USA gathered in Salta, Argentina for the International Tobacco Growers’ Association (ITGA) 2023 Americas Meeting. The event was attended by regional and international stakeholders and focused on the pressing challenges facing the sector. During the event, participants have flagged the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) tenth Conference of the Parties (COP), taking place in Panama later this year, as a major concern.

The International Tobacco Growers’ Association 2022 Annual General Meeting gathers tobacco growers’ representatives from five continents in Castelo Branco, Portugal.

African member organizations of the International Tobacco Growers’ Association insist on the need for communication between all tobacco stakeholders, both locally and internationally, to address the growing number of issues impacting the sector. Special attention must be paid to the skyrocketing costs of production and the corresponding prices offered for tobacco, the impact of climate change and the continuing hostility of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control against the sector.

Member Organizations of the International Tobacco Growers’ Association from the Americas call for dialogue between all major stakeholders at national and international level to address the growing challenges aggravated by the global pandemic, the disconcerting impact of climate change, the high costs of production and the persistent hostility of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control against our sector.

The honorable Minister of Agriculture of Zambia Reuben M’Tolo Phiri addressed the Issues Day of the International Tobacco Growers’ Association 2021 Annual General Meeting recognizing ITGA’s key role in the global tobacco sector.

International Tobacco Growers’ Association 35th Annual General Meeting gathers the world of tobacco growing in a new online setting

Considering the WHO recommendations to avoid events and agglomeration due to the pandemic, where a session dedicated to celebrating the day of the tobacco grower usually takes place, ITGA decided to hold an online meeting with the entire community of growers, on October 28, 2020, at 1 pm in Portugal.

International Tobacco Growers’ Association 34th Annual Meeting gathers tobacco growing countries from 4 continents in Dominican Republic