ArticleJournal of public health policy2015
Tobacco control and tobacco farming in African countries.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Progress of Tobacco Control Research in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Past 50 Years: A Systematic Review of the Design and Methods of the Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
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- The political economy of tobacco of Zimbabwe: An analysis of stakeholder perspectives.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Support for tobacco endgame approaches: Results from a web-based survey of stakeholders from 28 African countries.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
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- Tobacco farming and current debt status among smallholder farmers in Manicaland province in Zimbabwe.Tobacco control · 2021Article
- Identifying drivers and factors affecting behavioral risk factors of noncommunicable diseases: A scoping review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
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- Comparison of tobacco import and tobacco control in five countries: lessons learned for Indonesia.Globalization and health · 2020Article
- Understanding Alternatives to Tobacco Production in Kenya: A Qualitative Analysis at the Sub-National Level.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- "All Weather Friends": How China Transformed Zimbabwe's Tobacco Sector.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Government policy and agricultural production: a scoping review to inform research and policy on healthy agricultural commodities.Globalization and health · 2020Article
- Identification of Proteins of Tobacco Mosaic Virus by Using a Method of Feature Extraction.Frontiers in genetics · 2020Article
- Why Do Farmers Grow Tobacco? A Qualitative Exploration of Farmers Perspectives in Indonesia and Philippines.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Smoking among Men in Ethiopia and Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases in low-middle income countries: the view from Malawi.International journal of general medicine · 2018Review
- Tobacco growing and the sustainable development goals, Malawi.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2017Article
- Shared vision, shared vulnerability: A content analysis of corporate social responsibility information on tobacco industry websites.Preventive medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
During the past decade, tobacco leaf production has shifted from high-income countries to developing countries, particularly those in Africa. Most African governments promote tobacco farming as a way to alleviate poverty. The economic benefit of tobacco farming has been used by the tobacco industry to block tobacco control policies. The tobacco industry is active in promoting the alleged positive aspects of tobacco farming and in 'protecting' farmers from what they portray as unfair tobacco control regulations that reduce demand. Tobacco farming has many negative consequences for the health and well-being of farmers, as well as for the environment and the long-term well-being of the countries concerned. We provide an overview of tobacco farming issues in Africa. Encompassing multi-dimensional issues of economic development, there is far more to it than tobacco control questions.
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