Menu

The Economic Cost of Smoking and Smoking-Related Diseases on Female Farmers

Image for The Economic Cost of Smoking and Smoking-Related Diseases on Female Farmers

In Tanzania, CITC focused on the effects of tobacco farming on the health and economic autonomy of female farmers.

Their research found that:

  • female tobacco farmers put in the same or more labor than men, but were also expected to maintain the household and care for the children;
  • harmful health impacts of tobacco farming are more serious for women;
  • few women farmers had any financial decision-making power – men held the titles to the land, decided what to grow, and collected and spent the revenue from their crops;
  • women felt manipulated by the tobacco companies.

Read the full research findings here.

Work With Us

You change the world. We do the rest. Explore fiscal sponsorship at PHI.

Bring Your Work to PHI

Support Us

Together, we can accelerate our response to public health’s most critical issues.

Donate

Find Employment

Begin your career at the Public Health Institute.

See Jobs

Rise Up girl leaders

Close

We Are All Public Health

When we are all public health, a healthier, more equitable world is within our reach. In our 2022 annual report, we share some of the unique roles we each play in making public health stronger, reach farther and connect better.

Read our 2022 Annual Report

Continue to PHI.org