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[India] 'WHO contemplating ban on tobacco worldwide'
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) is contemplating on banning tobacco and its products all over the world in a few years' time," said Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Sudip Bandhopadhyay and adviced the farmers cultivating tobacco t
Jul 6, 2012
Star of Mysore (in)
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Jul 6, 2012 04:58
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[Zambia, Zimbabwe] African tobacco farmers oppose WHO ban
This came up at an International Tobacco Growers’ Association-Africa meeting held recently in Zambia. Tobacco growers opposed the ultimate eradication of tobacco growing
Jun 14, 2012
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
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Jun 15, 2012 12:40
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[North Carolina] Unusual pests showing up in tobacco greenhouses
May 16, 2012
Southeast Farm Press
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May 21, 2012 07:16
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[Africa, Russia, South America/Caribbean] Malawi farmers’ livelihood to go up in smoke as Chile bans public puffing
"We're very concerned with the smoking ban in Chile, in Russia and other countries have also proposed similar bans,” Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) chief executive officer Bruce Munthali told The Nation newspaper. “Tobacco farmers as any othe
Apr 6, 2013
MaraviPost.com (mw)
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Apr 6, 2013 05:11
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PHOTOS: The Rise of Uganda's Tobacco Production
tobacco has become one of Uganda's key exports. Six years after British American Tobacco set up regional headquarters in this East African nation, it has become a key tobacco producer for the company. Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda's economy, it a
Dec 27, 2012
Inter Press Service (IPS)
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Dec 27, 2012 12:36
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Scientists discover tobacco tree that could be used as biofuel
Initial studies have shown that the plant is able to grow in extreme climate conditions such as those found in Dubai.
Nov 29, 2012
physorg.com
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Nov 29, 2012 16:47
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[Africa, Kenya, Korea - South] Anti-tobacco laws gain currency as UN endorses tough control measures
A crucial conference on tobacco in South Korea that proposes serious restrictions in production of the crop could spell death knell the lucrative tobacco farming. Tobacco farmers are closely monitoring outcome of the conference backed by United Nations
Nov 19, 2012
The Standard (ke)
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Nov 19, 2012 18:40
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FCTC
The ITGA participated in the one-day public hearing on agricultural diversification and crop alternatives to tobacco in Brasília, Brazil, on the 26th of February 2007.
Sep 18, 2012
International Tobacco Growers' Association
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Sep 18, 2012 01:34
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Tanzania yet to submit tobacco report to WHO
Tobacco production in Tanzania will have a troubled future unless the government takes urgent measures to rein in global initiatives by anti-tobacco lobbies geared at phasing out the crop.
Sep 12, 2012
IPP Media (tz)
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Sep 12, 2012 10:10
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Big Tobacco's New Target Audience: People with Parkinson's Disease
May 15, 2012
Brandchannel.com
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May 15, 2012 19:44