Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚭

#DYK ❓ 3M+ hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco while 300M+ people globally are faced with acute food insecurity.

Grow food, not tobacco 🔗bit.ly/NoTobacco2023 #NoTobacco #TobaccoExposed

Growing tobacco is catastrophic. It results in millions going hungry.

Tobacco is a labour-intensive crop. It is also not a highly-profitable crop for farmers or governments.

Grow food, not tobacco 👉bit.ly/427W0Aw #NoTobacco #TobaccoExposed #WorldNoTobaccoDay

#TobaccoExposed : A tobacco farmer 👨‍🌾 may absorb nicotine equivalent to 50 cigarettes a day. Tobacco farming can cause:

💀 Nicotine poisoning
💀 Chronic lung conditions
💀 Respiratory diseases & other health issues

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🚨 Tobacco farming destroys the environment 🚨

It leads to
❌ Depletion of water sources,
❌ Large-scale deforestation,
❌ Soil erosion,
❌ Contamination of the air & water systems.

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GROW FOOD 🫘 NOT TOBACCO 🚭

More than 120 countries grow tobacco.

WHO urges governments to stop subsidising tobacco farming and support more sustainable crops. 👉 bit.ly/427W0Aw #NoTobacco #WorldNoTobaccoDay

An estimated 1M+ child labourers engage in tobacco farming, missing out on their opportunity for an education and compromising their health and well-being. Tobacco farming exploits children.

Grow food, not tobacco. #NoTobacco #WorldNoTobaccoDay
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Know the tactics the tobacco industry uses to perpetuate tobacco farming for their deadly products:

🤦‍♂️ Greenwashing
🤦‍♂️ Corporate responsibility
🤦‍♂️ Pretending to protect children while perpetuating child labour
🤦‍♂️ Lobbying with policy makers

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When you smoke, millions starve. Not to mention tobacco use kills 8M people 💀 every year.

Quitting 🚭 can contribute to better #HealthForAll .

This #WorldNoTobaccoDay , support farmers to grow nutritious crops by saying #NoTobacco today & always 👉bit.ly/3qHcEYB