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10.14 Ethical issues related to tobacco farming and production
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Relevant news and research: Ethical issues related to tobacco farming and production

Dalberto, D., Quincozes-Santos, A., Bobermin, L. D., Dihl, R., Hilario Garcia, A. L., Rabaioli da Silva, F. and da Silva, J. (2025). Inflammatory Response and DNA Damage Induced by Dry Tobacco Exposure in Rural Workers: A Study on Complex Mixtures and Their Health Impacts. Chem Biol Interact, 111674. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40716627


Kumar, A. K., Kumar, A., Kushwaha, H. L., Ramasubramanian, V., Pramanik, A., Madhusudan, B. S., Naik, M. A., Naveen, R. and Singh, A. K. (2025). Mitigation of musculoskeletal disorders and postural stresses among tobacco cultivation workers in Andhra Pradesh, India. Sci Rep, 1, 24092. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40619468


Ngoma, C., Lungu, S., Chidimbah Munthali, G. N. and Mwase, M. S. (2024). The Interplay of Tobacco Farming and Tobacco Control: Exploring Socioeconomic and Health Dynamics in Malawi. Public Health Chall, 4, e70008. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40496421


Phetphum, C., Wangwonsin, A., Keeratisiroj, O. and Boonyom, S. (2025). Action Research for Building Marketing Capacity to Empower Burley Tobacco Farmers in Thailand to Transition from Tobacco Cultivation to Alternative Crops or Livelihoods. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40476728


Phetphum, C. and Lencucha, R. (2025). The impacts on the economy, health, and environment resulting from tobacco cultivation: A cross-sectional survey of tobacco farmer perspectives in Thailand. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40417633


Sustainable Development Initiative and STOP A Global Tobacco Industry Watchdog (2025). Sowing the Status Quo: How Crop Diversification is Failing Tobacco Farmers in Malawi. . Available from: https://exposetobacco.org/campaigns/tobacco-farmers-crop-diversification/


The Business Standard (2025). BAT Kushtia leaf factory workers stage sit-in over 22-point demand. . Available from: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/bat-kushtia-leaf-factory-workers-stage-sit-over-22-point-demand-1123621


Khoso, A. R., Jintu, G., Chen, Q., Sheikh, M. J., Suyuhan, W. and Bhutto, S. (2025). Ecological and health impacts of tobacco farming in Pakistan: A mixed-methods approach toward a sustainable pathway for agricultural transition. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40130264


Reddy, P. P., Vanitha, B., Madhuri, L., Sultana, S., Manideep, B. and Prashanth, C. (2024). Occupational Health Hazards of Unburnt Tobacco among the 1039 Rural Women Beedi Rollers in the Northern Districts of Telangana State. Indian J Occup Environ Med, 3, 220-222. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39618891


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