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FAIFA Objects to Farmers’ Exclusion From WHO Tobacco Treaty COP11

10 November 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALFAIFA Objects toFarmers’ ExclusionFrom WHO TobaccoTreaty COP1110 November 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) criticised the WHO for keeping farmer groups out of the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP11) of its tobacco-control treaty, the FCTC, listed for 17 November 2025.

Key facts

  • FAIFA: non-profit body for growers of tobacco, chilli, cotton, pepper and similar crops; active in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.
  • Secretariat stand: farmer concerns are ‘not aligned’ with treaty objectives.
  • FAIFA reply: exclusion is discriminatory because Articles 17 and 18 call for protecting growers’ livelihoods, backing viable alternative crops and weighing socio-economic effects.

Tobacco farming in India

  • Among the top producers and exporters, with Brazil, Zimbabwe, the US and China.
  • More than 36 million people rely on cultivation, curing, trading and processing.
  • Main states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana.

Exam angle

  • Treaty: WHO FCTC; articles cited: 17 and 18.

Test yourself

1. FAIFA protested its exclusion from which meeting?

FAIFA objected to being left out of FCTC COP11.

2. Which FCTC Articles did FAIFA cite on protecting tobacco farmers' livelihoods?

The notes say Articles 17 and 18 cover livelihoods and alternative crops.

3. Roughly how many people depend on India's tobacco value chain, per the notes?

More than 36 million people depend on cultivation, curing, trading and processing.

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