Zimbabwe's leaf tobacco growers are being advised on managing the pests that can ultimately affect what they earn. Read More
As with many of the questions raised in respect of tobacco cultivation, that posed below about tobacco poisoning should be answered in part by demanding that growers are paid more.Read More
In a pragmatic move, a university in Australia has relaxed its ban on smoking and vaping by allowing these habits to be indulged in designated areas.Read More
Tax-driven falls in demand for leaf tobacco in the Philippines are expected to be countered by an export drive.Read More
Accusations of modern-day colonialism cannot be brushed off. The tobacco industry needs to examine closely what it is doing in Africa, from its leaf purchases to its product sales.Read More
It's time for action
The biggest roadblock on the US' path to tobacco harm reduction is the Food and Drug Administration’s own ‘cumbersome product approval process’.Read More
The implementation of tobacco control measures in the Americas is like the curate's egg – good in parts. And, also like the curate's egg, implementation seems to be cooling down.Read More
The only way to improve the lot of Malawi's Burley growers would be to reverse the greed-induced myopia of Western trading policies; so improvement is unlikely.Read More
Given that smoking is to be banned in Scotland's prisons, the Government deserves credit for its decision to provide vaping kits for inmates who would otherwise smoke. Read More
Smokers cannot bin their butts if there are no bins; but years of austerity mean that even if all the UK’s councils had a whip-round, they could only afford two or three bins between Read More
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