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News > Nation
Stop tobacco farming, grow food – WHO
By Philippine News Agency
May 29, 2023 12:33 am

GENEVA: With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco being responsible for 8 million deaths each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged countries to stop subsidizing tobacco crops and instead help farmers grow food.

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, WHO deplored that 3.2 million hectares of fertile land in 124 countries are being used to grow deadly tobacco — even in places where people are starving.

In this file photo taken on February 20, 2023 A farmer water his tobacco plants at Barangay Sagayad in San Fernando City, La Union. World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged countries to stop subsidizing tobacco crops and instead help farmers grow food. PHOTO BY VIC ALHAMBRA, JR.

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