Contents

pp v-vi

List of Figures, Tables and Photographs

pp vii-xii

Foreword

pp xiii-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xviii

Introduction: Separating Myth from Reality

pp 1-10

Section One - The Determinants of Tobacco Leaf Demand

pp 11-12

Chapter 1 - Determinants and Likely Evolution of Global Tobacco Leaf Demand

pp 13-28

Chapter 2 - Tobacco Leaf Farming in Lebanon: Why Marginalized Farmers Need a Better Option

pp 29-60

Chapter 3 - “Gentlemen, Why Not Suppress the Prices?”: Global Leaf Demand and Rural Livelihoods in Malawi

pp 61-96

Section Two - Tobacco-Farming Conditions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

pp 97-98

Chapter 4 - The Harsh Realities of Tobacco Farming: A Review of Socioeconomic, Health and Environmental Impacts

pp 99-138

Section Three - Economically Sustainable Alternatives to Tobacco

pp 139-140

Chapter 5 - Breaking the Dependency on Tobacco Production: Transition Strategies for Bangladesh

pp 141-188

Chapter 6 - Substituting Bamboo for Tobacco in South Nyanza Region, Kenya

pp 189-210

Chapter 7 - Diversification Strategies for Tobacco Farmers: Lessons from Brazil

pp 211-246

Conclusion: Reframing the Debate on Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming

pp 247-270

Annex: A Policy Brief on Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming

pp 271-276

Contributors

pp 277-279