Editing Tobacco (section)

==== Lebanon ====
Although only being the 35th biggest tobacco producer in 2023, the crop plays an important role in parts of [[Lebanon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 50 tobacco growing countries |url=https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-no-tobacco-day/2023/top-50-tobacco-growing-countries |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref> The cultivation of tobacco in Lebanon dates back to the 17th century and today the crop is grown by all religious sects.<ref name=":1" /> In the southern parts of the country, the plant's resilience in difficult conditions - including the climate, the mountainous geography, and recurring wars - makes it an important source of income.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Khayyat |first=Munira |title=A Landscape of War |date=2022 |publisher=University of California Press |pages=92–125}}</ref> The role of tobacco in the region is twofold. On the one hand, it is called the "crop of resistance" as it allows the population to navigate the consequences of a decades-long violent conflict and a certain degree of detachment, making it a symbol of hope, resistance, and resilience.<ref name=":1" /> On the other hand, the hard conditions of tobacco farming also made it the "bitter crop," as the farming is often times done by women and children without professional equipment.<ref name=":1" /> According to Munira Khayyat, tobacco production in the southern parts of Lebanon, like many other sectors where the state is absent (e.g. health care, employment, education), is overseen by [[Hezbollah]] and, though to a minor degree, also by [[Amal Movement|AMAL]].<ref name=":1" />

[[File:Tobacco field cuba1.jpg|thumb|Tobacco plantation, [[Pinar del Río]], Cuba]]