Tobacco cultivation is posing a threat to the public health and the environment in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Although tobacco cultivation is strictly prohibited, the tobacco companies are doing brisk business, violating the rules. Besides, they motivate the farmers openly by offering incentives in cash and kind to cultivate tobacco.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tobacco-cultivation-poses-threat-environment-cht
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-star-bangladesh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cash-crops
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
