The program also ensures that growers children as the next generation of farmers - are attending school and, in Tholes words, are not not involved in any harmful activities on the farm. Malawi in Figures Total landmass of 118,484 km2 (of which 20.4% are water surface, mostly made up of Malawis portion of Lake Malawi) GDP of $21.843 billion (2016 est.), or $1,172 per capita 13% of national GDP is generated from tobacco As of 2010, Malawi has been the worlds largest burley leaf producer Total population of about 16 million (2016 est.) Up to 85% of populace live in rural areas Approximately 1.5 million people are directly or indirectly engaged in the various tobacco industry areas Around 150,000 to 200,000 people plus their dependents are actively involved in tobacco farming, mostly as smallholders An estimated 35,000 individual smallholder tobacco farms as well as clubs dot the countryside The average smallholder farms plot size for tobacco growing is 10,000 m2 (1 hectare) About 98% of all tobacco is exported Tobacco exports provide 60% of foreign exchange earnings The tobacco industry generates 25% of the governments tax income

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