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Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming
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Knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco use has prompted sustained
efforts to regulate the industry that produces and markets tobacco products.
The last decade has been encouraging with the development of the first
global treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization
(WHO). The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), adopted
by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003, entered into force on
27 February 2005 and counted 178 adhering parties as of April 2014. It is an
evidence-based treaty that sets out objectives and principles that parties must
follow. The articles of the convention include demand reduction measures like
tax increases, health warnings, advertising bans and smoke-free environments.
The FCTC also includes measures related to farming of tobacco (Article 17
on provision of support to economically viable alternative activities) and the
environment (Article 18 on protection of the environment and the health of
people engaged in tobacco cultivation and manufacture). As one of the most
widely embraced treaties in the United Nations’ history, it is a powerful tool to
curb tobacco use across the globe. It is also viewed as a serious threat by the
tobacco industry, which regularly challenges government implementation of
the FCTC
Wardie Leppan, Natacha Lecours and Daniel Buckles - Personal Name
1st Edition
978-1-55250-582-3
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Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming
Management
English
International Development Research Centre
2014
Canada
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