Growing Tobacco Research Paper

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As residents and voters in our town, we want to stop growing tobacco in our farms , because growing tobacco is the major cause of all tobacco problems. Growing tobacco has some benefits, it provides jobs for many people and the farmers reap profits by growing tobacco and selling it. Also, it provides a higher income than any other smallholder crops. It is the important source of income, economic development , and growth. Farmers who grow tobacco receive 5 million per a year.On the other hand, growing tobacco ruins the soil, leaving land useless for other food crops. Also, it uses high quantities of pesticides and large amount of water, and results in deforestation due to land clearance. If we stop growing tobacco in our farms , we will solve

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