Kenya Races To Replace Tobacco Production With Safe Crops
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Wafula has said that the government was doing everything possible to ensure Tobacco farmers switch to production of safer crops for the sake of good health and economic prosperity. She noted that people in Counties like Migori where the crop is being produced in large quantities had for a long...
Ban tobacco farming to reverse alarming smoking trends
What you need to know: The World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on May 31. This year’s theme is “We need food, not tobacco.” The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada) recently released a report on the status of alcohol and drug abuse in the country. Shockingly, the...
World No Tobacco Day 2023 in Kenya
Celebration of World No Tobacco Day 2023 in Migori County, Kenya His Excellency the Governor of Migori County, esteemed members of both the National and County Governments present, partners from the Food And Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program, the UN Capital Development Fund and Un Convention on Combating Desertification, colleagues from the World Health...
Experts urge African Government to stop Tobacco Cultivation
Leonce Dieudonne SESSOU, Executive Secretary of the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), On World No Tobacco Day, urges African governments to prioritize sustainable agriculture over tobacco cultivation. He emphasizes the need for collaboration with civil society and international organizations to provide better opportunities for tobacco farmers while addressing food security challenges across the continent. In accordance...
Five facts about tobacco farming
With tobacco killing one in two of its users, it’s little wonder that a major focus for tobacco control advocacy is on health. But while tobacco products appear near the end of a long and complex supply chain, its harms start at the very beginning, with tobacco leaf farming. About tobacco farming Tobacco is grown in...
