Hu Teh-wei, Lee Anita H
School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Center for International Tobacco Control, Public Health Institute, 555 12th Street 10/F, Oakland, CA 94607, USA. E-mail:
J Public Health Policy. 2015 Feb;36(1):41-51. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2014.47. Epub 2014 Nov 27.
During the past decade, tobacco leaf production has shifted from high-income countries to developing countries, particularly those in Africa. Most African governments promote tobacco farming as a way to alleviate poverty. The economic benefit of tobacco farming has been used by the tobacco industry to block tobacco control policies. The tobacco industry is active in promoting the alleged positive aspects of tobacco farming and in 'protecting' farmers from what they portray as unfair tobacco control regulations that reduce demand. Tobacco farming has many negative consequences for the health and well-being of farmers, as well as for the environment and the long-term well-being of the countries concerned. We provide an overview of tobacco farming issues in Africa. Encompassing multi-dimensional issues of economic development, there is far more to it than tobacco control questions.
在过去十年中，烟叶生产已从高收入国家转移到发展中国家，尤其是非洲的发展中国家。大多数非洲国家政府将烟草种植作为减轻贫困的一种方式加以推广。烟草行业利用烟草种植的经济效益来阻碍烟草控制政策。烟草行业积极宣扬烟草种植所谓的积极方面，并“保护”烟农免受其描述为减少需求的不公平烟草控制法规的影响。烟草种植对烟农的健康和福祉、环境以及相关国家的长期福祉都有许多负面影响。我们概述了非洲的烟草种植问题。这些问题涉及经济发展的多个层面，远不止烟草控制问题。
