Alarm: There is a danger that tobacco manufacturers will be left without a livelihood.

Proposals on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) go far beyond the scope of public health. They have direct consequences for the economic and social stability of rural areas where raw tobacco is produced, for the development of agriculture, and for the competitiveness of the entire supply chain. Tsvetan Filev: We are categorically against the recommendations for restrictions on tobacco production This is what alarms Tsvetan Filev, Chairman of the National Association of Tobacco Growers in Bulgaria, from Geneva, where the WHO Conference is taking place. At the global level, among the proposals being considered is the elimination of all forms of public support for growers producing raw tobacco, according to his words. "Since the FCTC came into force in 2005, the constant lack of transparency in the meetings of the Conference has revealed its main objective - to end tobacco production without considering the socio-economic consequences for countries where tobacco is a ...