Khan Ferdousour Rahman

Health and Environmental Impacts of Tobacco Farming in Bangladesh

A Study on Selected Districts

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Produktbeschreibung

Bangladesh is one of the countries where both production and consumption of tobacco are high. There are many health and environmental impacts associated with tobacco farming. The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of tobacco farming on health and environment in seven selected districts of Bangladesh. This was a cross-sectional study design using both quantitative and qualitative techniques including tobacco farmers and non-tobacco farmers of those districts. For chemical analyses, collected water and soil samples of each district were tested in the laboratory. The study found that the main factors influencing farmers to grow tobacco were that cultivating tobacco was more profitable than other crops and the seeds were usually provided by the tobacco companies. The laboratory results revealed that tobacco cultivation created adverse impacts on environment as more fertilizers and pesticides were used. The study recommends developing local evidence to support tobacco control policy development for alternative crops. Recognizing the current state of the tobacco epidemic, there is a need for active participation by stakeholders in the country's tobacco control movement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 125g
• ISBN-13: 9786139989898
• ISBN-10: 6139989892
• Artikelnr.: 55004027

Autorenporträt

Dr. Khan Ferdousour Rahman is an Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Science at State University of Bangladesh. He is a development graduate and obtained Ph.D. from University of Dhaka. Many of his research findings were disseminated over the globe. He is Founder Editor of SUB Journal of Sustainable Environment and Development.