INTEGRITY FIRST : How tobacco politics impacts on human development

Although the WHO warns against tobacco farming and use, the crop is still grown in some parts of Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE

What you need to know:

  • Despite this obvious and genuine fact, that tobacco is harmful to human health, it has remained on the list of cash crops that the country promotes for its economic advantages. Thus, there are two different and contradictory approaches, when the world is marking World No Tobacco Day on every May 31 each year.