Ethics and Economics of Tobacco Farming: A Case Study of Rural Bangladesh
Habibur Rahman1
Jani Parvin2
Abstract
Tobacco is being dealt as one of the major cash crops which are largely grown in Kushtia, Chittagong Hill, and northern regions of Bangladesh. Actually it is a non‐food plant used as a basic raw material for products that is proved to be harmful for health, environment and society. Tobacco is both dangerous and addictive. Its production thus raises ethical questions. The study is aimed to estimate the factors affecting tobacco yield and investigate whether any ethical issues influence the production behavior of tobacco farmer in Lalmonirhat district. Both primary and secondary data are used in this paper. Primary data is collected …show more content…
“Tobacco” means any Nicotiana tabacum or Nicotiana rustica plant or any other related plants or its leaf or crop, root, branch or any part of it.(Tobacco Products Usage Control Act,2005)
Berry and Porter (1986) in their study argued that there is no essential difference between the use of alcohol and tobacco and the use of opium and cannabis. The use of tobacco is both dangerous and addictive. For these reasons its production, distribution and consumption raise ethical issues which merit examination. He concluded that it is morally unacceptable as tobacco farming jeopardizes not only one's own well-being but also that of others.
Scollo et al., (2016) stated that the child labor in tobacco farming is an ethical issues. It is common in many underdeveloped regions in which tobacco is grown. Globally, 60% of all child laborers between the ages of five and 17 years work in agriculture, which includes tobacco farming.
Fox, B. J (2005) attempted to explore the importance of message framing and ethics in tobacco control. He concluded that some ethical principles are important for controlling tobacco
Habibur Rahman1
Jani Parvin2
Abstract
Tobacco is being dealt as one of the major cash crops which are largely grown in Kushtia, Chittagong Hill, and northern regions of Bangladesh. Actually it is a non‐food plant used as a basic raw material for products that is proved to be harmful for health, environment and society. Tobacco is both dangerous and addictive. Its production thus raises ethical questions. The study is aimed to estimate the factors affecting tobacco yield and investigate whether any ethical issues influence the production behavior of tobacco farmer in Lalmonirhat district. Both primary and secondary data are used in this paper. Primary data is collected …show more content…
“Tobacco” means any Nicotiana tabacum or Nicotiana rustica plant or any other related plants or its leaf or crop, root, branch or any part of it.(Tobacco Products Usage Control Act,2005)
Berry and Porter (1986) in their study argued that there is no essential difference between the use of alcohol and tobacco and the use of opium and cannabis. The use of tobacco is both dangerous and addictive. For these reasons its production, distribution and consumption raise ethical issues which merit examination. He concluded that it is morally unacceptable as tobacco farming jeopardizes not only one's own well-being but also that of others.
Scollo et al., (2016) stated that the child labor in tobacco farming is an ethical issues. It is common in many underdeveloped regions in which tobacco is grown. Globally, 60% of all child laborers between the ages of five and 17 years work in agriculture, which includes tobacco farming.
Fox, B. J (2005) attempted to explore the importance of message framing and ethics in tobacco control. He concluded that some ethical principles are important for controlling tobacco