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Title : The Economics of Tobacco Farming in Indonesia: 3rd Wave Tobacco Farmers Survey
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Date : 1 2021
Abstract : There have been efforts to develop and implement progressive tobacco control policies—such as high tobacco excise tax rates—to reduce the burden of tobacco use on human health. Opponents of such policies, in particular the tobacco industry, consistently put forth the argument that these policies will have adverse effects on the livelihoods of tobacco sector workers, particularly tobacco farmers. Existing studies in different country settings provide robust evidence against this simplistic narrative. These studies show that tobacco farming households typically generate small profits and even losses and struggle with dramatic income fluctuations from year to year. Most of these studies provide a single point in time snapshot of the economic livelihoods of tobacco farming households. To obtain a more comprehensive understanding of their livelihoods, we need to further investigate the dynamics of tobacco and non-tobacco farming across time. This study tracks the same representative group of current and former tobacco farming households in Central and East Java, Indonesia, over four years and compares the median house hold income for both groups over time. The three survey waves coincided with an overall poor farming year (Wave 1) and two overall stronger years for farming (Wave 2 and Wave 3), with weather as one of the main variables affecting farmers’ production. This study collects data using a comprehensive household survey with both current and former tobacco farmers. The results of this study provide further evidence against the simplistic tobacco industry narrative and important insights into the economic context of tobacco farming.
Group of Knowledge : Ekonomi Pembangunan
Original Language : English
Level : Internasional
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