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Gender-specific tobacco control measures and Women’s leadership

5Nov

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Gender-specific tobacco control measures and Women’s leadership

Farida Akhter || Wednesday 05 November 2014 The World Health Organization (WHO) took the lead in 2003 to formulate a global treaty called the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health. It was the first treaty that was designed in developing a regulatory strategy to address addictive substance, such as tobacco and that asserted the importance demand reduction strategies as well as supply issues. The FCTC was unanimously adopted on 21 May 2003, at the 56th World Health Assembly, and was opened for signature, for a period of one year, from 16 June 2003 to 22 June 2003 at WHO headquarters in Geneva and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York, from 30 June 2003 to ...

Zarda and Gul: Smokeless Tobacco Products in Bangladesh

28Mar

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Zarda and Gul: Smokeless Tobacco Products in Bangladesh

Tabinaj || Friday 28 March 2014 Introduction Bangladesh is one of the 11 countries in South and South East Asia Region, which comprises 90 percent of global smokeless tobacco users. Given the high number of users and the serious health consequences of tobacco use, these countries have set a target to reduce 30 percent in prevalence among persons over 15 years of age. In terms of number, almost 250 million adults consume smokeless tobacco in these 11 countries. These countries are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste (primenews.com.bd, Accessed on September 11, 2013) As women are the major users of smokeless tobacco products, this investigative study carried out by Anti-Tobac...

International Conference on Shifting out of Tobacco

8Aug

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International Conference on Shifting out of Tobacco

UBINIG || Monday 08 August 2011 Impact of Tobacco Cultivation and Policy Advocacy for Shifting to Food and Other Agricultural Crops The concerns about the harmful affects of consumption of tobacco products and tobacco cultivation in Bangladesh have drawn considerable attention over last few years. Since the efforts at the global and national level to regulate the use of tobacco products which include the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) entering into force in Bangladesh on 27th of February, 2005 and The ‘Smoking and Tobacco Product Usage (Control) Bill, 2005’ of Bangladesh passed into law a month later the Anti-Tobacco movement has gained much momentum. The Anti-tobacco advocacy and campaign have also been able to achieve s...

An Economic Analysis of Multiple Rabi Crops Cultivation against Tobacco Production at Farm Level in Bangladesh

25Jun

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An Economic Analysis of Multiple Rabi Crops Cultivation against Tobacco Production at Farm Level in Bangladesh

Md. Mosharraf Uddin Molla Abstract The study was undertaken to examine agro-economic performance of multiple rabi crops cultivation by the different groups of farmers against tobacco production at farm level. Three major tobacco growing areas in Bangladesh namely Kushtia, Cox’sbazar and Bandarban districts were selected for conducting the study. Data related to multiple rabi crops cultivation and tobacco production were collected through structured questionnaires during 2010-11 crop season. Farmers under multiple cropping systems in the study areas were divided into three groups such as the Nayakrishi (N/K) farmers of UBINIG, the Newly involved (N/I) farmers and the Self motivated (S/M) farmers. Five multiple rabi crops combinations practiced by the different group of farmers at...

Tobacco cultivation and its impact on food production in Bangladesh

28Mar

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Tobacco cultivation and its impact on food production in Bangladesh

Farida Akhter Introduction and research background Concern about chemical-based modern agriculture and promotion of monoculture crops triggered UBINIG’s involvement in research on tobacco cultivation and its impact on food production.. Bangladesh is predominantly an agricultural country with over 70% of its population dependent on farming as a livelihood and about 23% of the national GDP is derived from this sector. Food production is of vital importance, and any threats is a national security concern. UBINIG is running an ecological agricultural movement called Nayakrishi Andolon since 1990 and is working with over 300,000 farming households in 17 districts. In the areas where UBINIG is working, particularly in Kushtia, Chakaria upazila of Cox’sbazar and Bandarban, farmers ha...

Comparative Economics of Producing Alternative Combinations of Rabi Crops by Substituting Tobacco in Bangladesh

25May

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Comparative Economics of Producing Alternative Combinations of Rabi Crops by Substituting Tobacco in Bangladesh

Md. Mosharraf Uddin Molla Abstract The study was undertaken to investigate the comparative economics of producing alternative combinations of rabi crops by substituting tobacco in Bangladesh. Three most concentrated tobacco growing areas of Bangladesh namely Kushtia, Cox’sbazar and Bandarban districts were selected for conducting the present study. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 36 Nayakrishi and 24 tobacco farmers during the present rabi season (2009-10), those were included as sample farmers for the previous study season (2006-07). The prominent rabi crops combinations practiced by the Nayakrishi farmers such as potato + maize + lentil + coriander at Kushtia, potato + french bean + felon at Cox’sbazar and Bandarban were investigated purposivel...

6Apr

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Farmers Against Tobacco Cultivation

UBINIG Say 'No' To Tobacco Cultivation Kushtia. 30 March. A farmers' meeting in village Boro Gangdia (Union Khalisha Kundi) of Daulatpur upazilla on 30 March, 2010 expressed grave concern over the aggrssive extnsion of tobacco production in the district of Kushtia, threatening serious crisis in food and destruction of environment, ecology, bodiversity and livelihood of local communities. The meeting was organized by UBINIG with participation of farmers, NGO, journalists, college teachers and local government leaders. The Chief Guest was Afazuddin Ahmed Member of Parliament, special guest was Hares uddin, Upazilla Chairman and chairperson was Farida Akhter, Executive Director of UBINIG. Farmers and rserchers presented facts and figures arguing that unless government take i...

30Mar

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Stop Tobacco Cultivation, Grow Food

UBINIG || Tuesday 30 March 2010 Don't poison Matamuhuri River by Tobacco Cultivation Chakoria 24 March: Food and water crisis is going to be severe in areas where tobacco cultivation is expanding. Tobacco companies are facing resistance from the farming communities in old plantation areas and are moving to fertile lands such as the rich envivironmnet and ecology of the Matamuhuri complex. Unlike other rivers of Bangladesh, Matamuhuri is unique; it has originated within the political boundary of Bangladesh and created a fabulous environmental and ecological complex to support life forms that obviously includes farmers, fishers and diverse ethnic communities. Matamuhuri is the lifeblood for all. But these have already changed and situation is rapidly turning into a disaster. T...

Farmers’ Outrage Against Tobacco Companies

27Mar

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Farmers’ Outrage Against Tobacco Companies

UBINIG || Saturday 27 March 2010 Kushtia: 25 March. Farmers of Kushtia are outraged. Tobacco farming is not only destroying soil, forsts, environment, ecology and conditions of survival, but financially ruining the farming community. The tobacco companies are now refusing to pay farmers what was originally promised to allure them to cultivate tobacco, instead of food crops. Both local and transnational companies are using fertile lands for non-food cash crop creating severe food crisis and environmental disaster. This is an issue that must be addressed immediately by the policy maker.The Tobacco companies particularly the British American Tobacco Company (BATC) and other local companies allured the farmers to cultivate tobacco in the tobacco planting season by announcing a h...