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  2. Cultivation of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    In late 2009 reports were released by the London-based human-rights group Plan International, claiming that child labor was common on Malawi (producer of 1.8% of the world's tobacco [5]) tobacco farms. The organization interviewed 44 teens, who worked full-time on farms during the 2007-2008 growing season.

  3. Tobacco industry in Malawi - Wikipedia

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    The tobacco industry has contributed to rapid deforestation of land—approximately 26% of deforestation in Malawi is attributed to tobacco production, one of the highest rates in the world. For each pound of tobacco produced, the farmer needs 20 pounds (9.1 kg) of wood.

  4. Tobacco industry - Wikipedia

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    The tobacco industry comprises those persons and companies who are engaged in the growth, preparation for sale, shipment, advertisement, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products. [1] It is a global industry; tobacco can grow in any warm, moist environment, which means it can be farmed on all continents except Antarctica .

  5. Tobacco in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco had been grown by pre-Columbian peoples in the Americas for centuries before 1492. Christopher Columbus in his journal described how indigenous people used tobacco by lighting dried herbs wrapped in a leaf and inhaling the smoke. [1] Tobacco, derived from the Taino word "tabaco," was used in medicine and in religious rituals. The Taino ...

  6. Kinnikinnick - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco used in the early day consisted of the inner bark of red dogwood — Indians on all reservations called it 'red willow.' An informant removed the outside bark of a twig with her thumbnail and noted that the remaining layer of bark when carefully shaven off served as tobacco, so-called kinnikinnick.

  7. 27 Kwanzaa Recipes That Celebrate Family & Culture - AOL

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    Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1, every year) is a non-secular (i.e., not a replacement for Christmas) holiday celebrated by Black Americans, as well as Afro-Caribbeans and others of African ...

  8. The 50 best Christmas gifts for everyone on your list this year

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    While some people dread gift shopping, I thrive when it comes time to shop for the different people on my list. I love Christmas gift shopping, whether I’m trying to find a gift for my mother-in ...

  9. Tobacco in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The structure of the industry has been completely overturned. 1,500 large-scale tobacco farmers grew 97% of the crop in 2000, but 110,000 small-scale tobacco farmers grew 65% of the crop in 2013. [18] The white farmers had sold most of their tobacco at auction, but 80% of Zimbabwe's tobacco crop was grown under contract in 2016. [19]