India is the third largest producer of tobacco in the world. A new Tobacco Atlas brought out by the World Lung Foundation says over 390,000 hectares are being used in India to grow tobacco.The Atlas pegs India's direct healthcare costs due to tobacco at $1,195 million!
According to the Planning Commission, revenue collected from tobacco products annually in India is $1.62 billion, while the annual direct health cost of three tobacco- related diseases (cancer, coronary artery diseases and chronic obstructive lung diseases) is $6.32 billion.
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh account for over 90% of the total tobacco production in the country. There is a global evidence of deforestation linked to tobacco production.
Around 50% of tobacco leaves produced in developing countries in Africa and Asia are cured with wood. Between 1962 and 2002, tobacco curing and manufacture of cigarettes has destroyed and degraded 680 sq km of scrub forests, or nearly 868 million tonnes of wood (Indian Institute of Forest Management).
Tobacco is a sensitive plant prone to many diseases. It needs up to 16 rounds of pesticide application during a three-month growing period.Methyl bromide, widely used as a fumigant in developing countries, contributes substantially to ozone depletion and is a toxic contaminant of groundwater.
Cigarette butts are among the most common forms of litter. Worldwide, approximately 4.95 trillion cigarette butts are estimated to be littered each year. Cigarette butts contain all carcinogenic chemicals, pesticides, and nicotine.
There occurred twice as many deaths from oral cancers as lung cancers (Lancet). The number of oral cancers was more than twice the number of lung cancers in individuals between 30 and 69 years, indicating that the range of fatal cancers caused by tobacco in India differs substantially from that in high-income countries.
In India, the tobacco crop supports 36 million people engaged in production, processing, marketing and exports (Central Tobacco Research Institute).
According to the Planning Commission, revenue collected from tobacco products annually in India is $1.62 billion, while the annual direct health cost of three tobacco- related diseases (cancer, coronary artery diseases and chronic obstructive lung diseases) is $6.32 billion.
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh account for over 90% of the total tobacco production in the country. There is a global evidence of deforestation linked to tobacco production.
Around 50% of tobacco leaves produced in developing countries in Africa and Asia are cured with wood. Between 1962 and 2002, tobacco curing and manufacture of cigarettes has destroyed and degraded 680 sq km of scrub forests, or nearly 868 million tonnes of wood (Indian Institute of Forest Management).
Tobacco is a sensitive plant prone to many diseases. It needs up to 16 rounds of pesticide application during a three-month growing period.Methyl bromide, widely used as a fumigant in developing countries, contributes substantially to ozone depletion and is a toxic contaminant of groundwater.
Cigarette butts are among the most common forms of litter. Worldwide, approximately 4.95 trillion cigarette butts are estimated to be littered each year. Cigarette butts contain all carcinogenic chemicals, pesticides, and nicotine.
There occurred twice as many deaths from oral cancers as lung cancers (Lancet). The number of oral cancers was more than twice the number of lung cancers in individuals between 30 and 69 years, indicating that the range of fatal cancers caused by tobacco in India differs substantially from that in high-income countries.
In India, the tobacco crop supports 36 million people engaged in production, processing, marketing and exports (Central Tobacco Research Institute).
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