Since Mozambique was a rural country, a few Greeks engaged in the
agriculture sector. Between 1890 and 1920, the majority of them settled
in the province of Manica-Sofala. However, a few Greek farmers lived in
Inhambane to the south of Mozambique. The Greeks engaged in the
sugarcane cultivation but soon they introduced the tobacco cultivation.
Many Greeks were originated from the Asia Minor, an area with a
substantial tradition and expertise in both the tobacco production and
processing. As a result, when they settled in Inhambane they dealt with
the tobacco cultivation which was favoured by the suitable climatic
conditions.
We should note that the Greeks were the first who introduced the tobacco cultivation also in Rhodesia. Some of the Greek pioneers in Inhambane were Michael Lygeros from Plomari, Michael Nicolaou, Dimitris Kalliontzis from Smyrne, Xenophon Poulios, Dimitris Pagonis from Chios, Panagiotis Avgoustatos from Kefalonia, John Vlassopoulos from Aivali, Michael Grispos from Dodecanese, Apostolis Angelides, Aristides Angelides and Aristides Eugenides from Kirkagac of Asia Minor, George Spellas from Spetses, Costas Katsulis and Kyriakos Katsulis from Samos, Panos Macropoulos from Smyrne and Telemachos Tsihlakis from Smyrne. Soon, some of them such as Aristides Eugenides and Panos Macropoulos created the first tobacco industries in Lourenço Marques of Mozambique .
We should note that the Greeks were the first who introduced the tobacco cultivation also in Rhodesia. Some of the Greek pioneers in Inhambane were Michael Lygeros from Plomari, Michael Nicolaou, Dimitris Kalliontzis from Smyrne, Xenophon Poulios, Dimitris Pagonis from Chios, Panagiotis Avgoustatos from Kefalonia, John Vlassopoulos from Aivali, Michael Grispos from Dodecanese, Apostolis Angelides, Aristides Angelides and Aristides Eugenides from Kirkagac of Asia Minor, George Spellas from Spetses, Costas Katsulis and Kyriakos Katsulis from Samos, Panos Macropoulos from Smyrne and Telemachos Tsihlakis from Smyrne. Soon, some of them such as Aristides Eugenides and Panos Macropoulos created the first tobacco industries in Lourenço Marques of Mozambique .
