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Tobacco production uses more water and wood, and has more pesticides applied to it, than most other crops , further affecting water supplies and contamination of the soil

Our calculations show that a retailer selling 5,700 of cigarettes and 1,300 in RYO products a week could lose 1,233.43 a week in turnover from illicit tobacco sales

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On this Clean Air for Blue Skies Day , we hope this piece underscores the need for governments and civil society to help farmers sustainably transition from growing tobacco to alternative food crops that do not bear such a significant environmental and health burden.