An Overview of the Policy and Market Landscape of Tobacco Production and Control in Mozambique.

ABSTRACT: Background: Tobacco growing has been considered a mainstay of Mozambique's economy, but there is a dearth of analysis of the tobacco policy landscape in the country. Methods: Review of government and non-government documents and academic papers addressing Mozambique's tobacco-growing history, the changes in the political economy of tobacco, and health policies addressing tobacco use and prevention of noncommunicable diseases. Results: Despite its tobacco growing and exporting history, the contribution of tobacco to the economy has been in steady decline in the past two decades, including in the areas dedicated to growing. At the same time there has been an increase in multinational control of the tobacco economy. In parallel, Mozambique's commitment to addressing the growing burden of nonc

SUBMITTER: Nguenha N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7795975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature