Gund Affiliate, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont
Research Fellow/Consultant, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Accra, Ghana
Director, Trade Promotion and Facilitation, Malawi Investment and Trade Center (MITC)
Distinguished Professor and DST‐NRF South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology; Incoming President, International Commission of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering; Founding President, Pan African Society for Agricultural Engineering; Founding Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Postharvest Technology & Innovation; Co-operating Editor, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Head of Programs, Research, Monitoring and Learning, National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM)
Professor and Director: Center for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED), University of the West of Scotland
In @SAMedicalAssoc, Derek Yach @swimdaily discusses South Africa’s sudden #tobaccoban. Derek points out that #prohibition and bans have never been successful; the only successful way forward must be driven by strong evidence and industry collaboration. https://bit.ly/2Ck2aYk
Why Cigarette Sales Are Outperforming Expectations Despite A Pandemic Many messages. #ecigs accelerate efforts to #endsmoking ; @FDA actions could aid this but confusion is driving some #ecig users back to #cigarettes @SmokeFreeFdn @Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesnorton/2020/07/06/why-cigarette-sales-are-outperforming-expectations-despite-a-pandemic/
.@VillooMpatell, founder of @avesthagen is on the Global Health Perspectives podcast with Derek Yach. Dr. Morawala-Patell helped launch a genetic database of India’s Zoroastrian community. The Zoroastrian community has strict cultural rules against smoking https://bit.ly/3iBMBeY
Senior Correspondent @DomGarrett from @VIDAdotNEWS reports on the #California state bill that would prohibit anyone in the state from selling “any flavored tobacco product,” which would include #thr products like #nicotine, #vapor, #snus, and other smokeless #tobacco.
If studies suggest that comprehensive 'flavor bans' don't have the intended effect, why would the California state senate pass #SB793?
We discuss that and more in this #THRUpdate:
https://youtu.be/xHT849PmYts
For half a century Sir Richard Peto has uncovered insights into the long-term effects of #smoking. His research highlights the value of quitting at any age and finds reduced risk of #Parkinson's disease among #smokers—findings that should affect policy. https://bit.ly/2BYnSko
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