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DOI	10.1108/DAT-04-2020-0021
	Goodbye Nicky hello Goldie - exploring the opportunities for transitioning tobacco farmers into cannabis production in Malawi
	Sowoya, Linda; Akamwaza, Chifundo; Matola, Austin Mathews; Klein, Axel
通讯作者	Klein, A
来源期刊	DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TODAY
ISSN	1745-9265
EISSN	2042-8359
出版年	2020
卷号	20 期号:3 页码:295-303
英文摘要	Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the opportunities for tobacco farmers in Malawi from diversifying to cannabis, and the potential benefits for reducing deforestation by producing a cannabis based alternative fuel. It further argues that there are tensions between the conflicting objectives of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Design/methodology/approach Field interviews were conducted with cannabis farmers, traders and sellers in different parts of Malawi. Findings The findings of this study show that there are opportunities for cannabis farmers but they have been blocked by legal impediments. Now that legislative reform have made cannabis cultivation possible, farmers need support in developing products. Research limitations/implications Any attempt to provide a precise assessment of the cannabis market in Malawi is constrained by the criminalised status of the product. The suitability of cannabis briquettes as an fuel has yet to be trialled in Malawi. Social implications There is an urgent need to revise the drug control conventions to address environmental degradation and deforestation. Originality/value The linkage between tobacco farming, deforestation and desertification in Malawi has not been made. This is the first time that hemp has been suggested as an alternative crop for farmers and as a solution to deforestation.
英文关键词	Malawi Rural development Cannabis cultivation Hemp
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000572124700009
WOS关键词	LIVELIHOODS
WOS类目	Substance Abuse
WOS研究方向	Substance Abuse
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/334616
作者单位	[Sowoya, Linda; Akamwaza, Chifundo; Matola, Austin Mathews] Lilongwe Univ Agr & Nat Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi; [Klein, Axel] Univ Kent, Ctr Biocultural Divers, Canterbury, Kent, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sowoya, Linda,Akamwaza, Chifundo,Matola, Austin Mathews,et al. Goodbye Nicky hello Goldie - exploring the opportunities for transitioning tobacco farmers into cannabis production in Malawi[J],2020,20(3):295-303.
APA	Sowoya, Linda,Akamwaza, Chifundo,Matola, Austin Mathews,&Klein, Axel.(2020).Goodbye Nicky hello Goldie - exploring the opportunities for transitioning tobacco farmers into cannabis production in Malawi.DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TODAY,20(3),295-303.
MLA	Sowoya, Linda,et al."Goodbye Nicky hello Goldie - exploring the opportunities for transitioning tobacco farmers into cannabis production in Malawi".DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TODAY 20.3(2020):295-303.