A wide prevalence of tobacco use and its negative health effects, currently lead to more than eight million deaths each year worldwide and 600 million trees
“Time and time again we have underscored the harmful realities of tobacco cultivation. From cultivation which involves the use of pesticides that are harmful to tobacco growers, to the cutting and burning of trees for tobacco curing which leads to deforestation and the use of large quantities of water to cultivate tobacco, the health of man and the ecosystem is negatively impacted, and climate resilience reduced.
“The federal government should investigate the disengagement contracts Nigeria signed with local tobacco farmers in view of a breach of the terms which some of the farmers alleged; support the establishment of Farmers’ cooperatives to bolster their collective bargaining power when negotiating prices for crops and insulate them against market fluctuations and support crop diversification programmes that can provide farmers with alternatives to tobacco farming.
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