Shifting from tobacco growing to alternatives in Malawi? A qualitative analysis of policy and perspectives.

Health Policy and Planning
Raphael LencuchaDonald Makoka

Abstract

Tobacco is the primary export commodity in Malawi and an important contributor to foreign earnings. The entrenchment of tobacco interests within government has partly explained why Malawi has lagged in its efforts to address the health consequences of tobacco and has been a vocal opponent of global tobacco control. Despite the extensive historical and entrenched relationship between the economy of Malawi and tobacco production, there have been important shifts at the highest policy levels towards the need to explore diversification in the agricultural sector. There is explicit recognition that alternatives to tobacco production must be pursued. This study provides an analysis of the policies and perspectives that characterize contemporary government approaches to tobacco and alternatives in Malawi by interviewing key government officials working on tobacco policy and reviewing recent policy documents. This research finds that there is openness and movement towards reducing tobacco growing in Malaw, including efforts to reduce tobacco dependency. Rather than a singular tobacco policy discourse in the country, there is a somewhat conflictual set of policies and perspectives on the future of tobacco in Malawi. Informing these poli...Continue Reading

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Dec 29, 2020·Health Policy and Planning·Shreelata Rao SeshadriPrabhat Jha
Jan 21, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Nicole NguenhaRaphael Lencucha
May 3, 2021·The Medical Journal of Australia·Kathryn BackholerSandro Demaio
Oct 5, 2021·Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco·Ayala WinemanThomas S Jayne

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