With domestic demand for leaf tobacco diving in the face of sustained cigarette excise increases, the Philippines' leaf industry has little choice but to look for customers elsewhere.Read More
There is an obvious flaw in the argument that increasing tobacco taxes can reduce smoking while paying for health care for everyone.Read More
A proposed EU directive banning 'unnecessary disposable plastic' could involve the tobacco industry in covering the costs of cigarette waste.Read More
A new law in Malawi is aimed at stopping tobacco growers being "ripped off" by buyers, but some believe it will favor tobacco companies rather than farmers.Read More
Some timely research has pointed up one important way in which quitting smoking using vaping devices is more robust than quitting using other methods.Read More
Azerbaijan has built a cigarette factory that, when operating fully, will be able to meet 80 percent of the country's demand.Read More
A new bill being considered by Malawi's Parliament would attempt to protect tobacco growers from the worst forms of exploitation.Read More
Monitoring developments
E-cigarette developments, including emerging scientific evidence, will contribute to a report on the Tobacco Products Directive that the EU Commission is required to submit in 2021.Read More
A donation from US-based Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company is aimed in part at helping small sustainable Carolina farms recover from the damage caused by recent hurricanes.Read More
The EU Commission does not support tobacco production in Zimbabwe and therefore is not directly involved in health initiatives specifically geared to such production.Read More
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