Turkish tobacco is predominantly used for cigarettes like Camel, which is the main driving factor motivating farmers to grow it
[1] The health benefits of quitting greatly outweigh a few extra pounds
Beginning in 2017 NT trained 500 small-scale growers in STP requirements including on child labor, chemicals, personal protective equipment, and distributed training materials, including a Best Practices and Agricultural Labor Practices Booklet, in English and Shona.[338] In one training, NT trainers identified limited personal protective equipment among small scale growers, and suggested that masks and gloves could be included in the inputs supplied to growers.[339] NT reported monitoring of contracted farmers in four phases during the 2017 season, with field technicians visiting farmers at least four times per year, including unannounced visits.[340] In a call in January 2018 with NT executives, Human Rights Watch raised concerns that some of the materials used by NT to implement its labor policies, such as the Growers Guide, while detailed, may be unnecessarily complex
Nicotine increases with higher plant position