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Up in smoke / TVE International ; BBC Worldwide ; directed by Martin Otanez and Christopher Walker.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Life (Bullfrog Films). Series 3 ; 12.
- Life ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Nilo-Saharan (Other)
- Subjects (All):
- Tobacco industry--Economic aspects--Malawi.
- Tobacco industry.
- Tobacco farmers--Malawi.
- Tobacco farmers.
- Tobacco workers--Malawi.
- Tobacco workers.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Malawi.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- Economic policy.
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Child labor.
- Family farms.
- Agriculture and state.
- Tobacco industry--Economic aspects.
- Malawi.
- Agriculture and state--Malawi.
- Family farms--Malawi.
- Child labor--Malawi.
- Globalization--Economic aspects--Malawi.
- Globalization.
- Malawi--Economic policy.
- Malawi--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (27 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English and African languages with English voiceovers.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- In the southern African country of Malawi tobacco is the major export crop, responsible for 70% of all export earnings. Agriculture is the mainstay of Malawi's economy, accounting for over 90% of GDP. Out of a total population of 11 million, the majority of Malawians are farmers, and seven million owe their livelihoods to the tobacco industry. But economic dependency on tobacco has not brought the country wealth. According to the World Bank, over 60% of Malawians live below the poverty line, with limited access to land, little education, and poor health. Despite the diminished returns from tobacco growing, the government has actually increased the land under cultivation. Malawians are now questioning if the wealth promised from growing tobacco is really an illusion.
- Participant:
- Commentary: Steve Bradshaw ; with Charles Graham, Derek Yach, John Kapito, Godfrey Chapola, Wesley Sangala, Marc Hofstetter, Collins Magalasy.
- Credits:
- Editor, Lara Khachooni ; series editor, Jenny Richards.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: TVE, ©2002; previously released in 2003.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed May 2, 2017).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-l3uis Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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