World No Tobacco Day: Why alternative farming should be incentivised
Published on: Thursday 01 June 2023
As the global community celebrates World No Tobacco Day, PAUL OMOROGBE looks at the challenges faced by farmers left adrift by tobacco companies after divesting from tobacco farms and the need for the Federal Government to encourage farmers to grow crops that will boost food sufficiency.Olayemi Ogunlade is a tobacco farmer in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. He says tobacco farming is a business that has been in his family for...
