{"id":11478,"date":"2023-05-31T15:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=11478"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:45:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:45:30","slug":"world-tobacco-day-matcoh-calls-for-strong-legislation-on-tobacco-farming-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=11478","title":{"rendered":"World Tobacco Day: MATCOH Calls for Strong Legislation on Tobacco Farming, Consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Media Alliance in Tobacco Control and Health (MATCOH) a Civil Society Organization (CSO), has called on government for a strong legislation on tobacco farming and consumption in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Alliance, a strong legislation to control tobacco farming would go a long way to help direct farmers in tobacco to more productive on food crop farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement issued and signed by it&#8217;s Chairman, Mr Jeorge Wilson Kingson said Tobacco farming has not been productive, hence the need for Africa countries to implement measures that would discourage it farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As an organization &#8211; MATCOH believes that there is an urgent need for African Countries to take legal measures to reduce tobacco growing and help farmers to move into the production of alternative food crops. Tobacco growing harms our health, the health of farmers and the planet\u2019s health,&#8221;the statement partly reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230531-WA0028.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230531-WA0028.jpg 626w, https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230531-WA0028-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230531-WA0028-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230531-WA0028-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG-20230531-WA0028-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Full Statement<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MATCOH\u2019s Statement on 2023 World No Tobacco Day on the Theme: \u201cWe need food, not Tobacco.\u201d<br \/>Media Alliance in Tobacco Control and Health (MATCOH) a Civil Society Organization (CSO) of journalists engaged in strong advocacy for policies, regulations and programs that drastically reduces the use of tobacco and its related substance in Ghana.<br \/>Today, MATCOH joins the world and other organizations to mark World No Tobacco Day, on the theme- We need food, not Tobacco.<br \/>The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Tobacco use is the single most important cause of globally preventable deaths, it kills one in 10 adults worldwide.<br \/>This year\u2019s theme aims to create awareness about alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for tobacco farmers and encourage them to grow sustainable, nutritious crops. It is also aimed at exposing the tobacco industry\u2019s efforts to interfere with attempts to substitute tobacco growing with sustainable crops, thereby contributing to the global food crisis.<br \/>It is therefore important for all stakeholders to raise awareness on tobacco farming in various communities by educating these farmers to move away from tobacco and grow sustainable crops that helps the food security status of our country. It is imperative to note that, globally, over 3.5 million hectares of land have been converted into tobacco farms annually with heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers that lead to land degradation. This land therefore cannot support the growth of other crops because tobacco depletes the soil fertility of the land.<br \/>As an organization &#8211; MATCOH believes that there is an urgent need for African Countries to take legal measures to reduce tobacco growing and help farmers to move into the production of alternative food crops. 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