Global Action to End Smoking has completed and gifted the Global Action Agricultural Transformation Centre to the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in Malawi. This state-of-the-art facility is intended to support the transition of smallholder farmers away from tobacco cultivation towards more economically and environmentally sustainable crops like soybeans and groundnuts. As Malawi’s economy heavily relies on tobacco, the initiative acknowledges that reducing tobacco demand necessitates supporting farmers through agricultural transformation to avoid negative economic consequences. Continue reading
