Transitioning to food crops is not always easy. But with the right public policies, access to credit & rural technical assistance, it's 100% possible.

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to slave-like conditions, updated every six months.

At the company’s request, the Ministry of Labor took over the process, delaying the listing indefinitely.

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BAT Brazil sponsored a study claiming legalization would create thousands of new agricultural jobs.
Internal documents from Juul tell a different story: based on the tobacco needed to produce Juul’s liquid nicotine, fewer than 100 farmers could meet BAT’s projected demand. +

Agreed.
#FCTC_Art_17 means supporting #TobaccoFarmers to switch to other livelihoods

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As cigarette use declines and vaping rises, supporting alternative livelihoods for tobacco farmers — in line with Article 17 of the WHO FCTC — has never been more urgent.

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BAT Brazil sponsored a study claiming legalization would create thousands of new agricultural jobs.
Internal documents from Juul tell a different story: based on the tobacco needed to produce Juul’s liquid nicotine, fewer than 100 farmers could meet BAT’s projected demand. +

It also examines options for countries:

🚫 Ban filters & single-use plastics
💰 Make tobacco companies pay for waste
⚠️ Classify tobacco waste as hazardous
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These measures support Article 18 of the WHO FCTC, protecting both people and the environment.

🧹 Clean-ups can raise awareness… but they don’t solve the root problem. +
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It also examines options for countries:

🚫 Ban filters & single-use plastics
💰 Make tobacco companies pay for waste
⚠️ Classify tobacco waste as hazardous
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Experts stress that the treaty should also address #CigaretteButts, echoing @unep.org , @who.int , and the WHO FCTC COP10 decision on Article 18, which calls filters “unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic.”

Talks ended today, with plans to resume at a later date yet to be confirmed.

curbing plastic production growth and imposing global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals.

Last year’s fifth negotiation round in South Korea aimed for a final treaty text, but disagreements blocked any deal. The second part, scheduled for August, had the same result. +

🔗https://files.ggtc.world/uploads/2025-07-16/10-47-05-580941/INC5.2_Cigarette_Filters_in_the_Global_Plastics_Treaty_August2025.pdf

🔗https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/kh/alternativelivelihoods/e-library/opposition-banning-cigarette-filters-and-belief