NAIROBI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenya marked World No Tobacco Day Wednesday in its western Migori County with senior officials renewing their commitment to assisting smallholder farmers to embrace alternative crops that promise food security and improved revenues.
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula, cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Health, said that the ministry has been stepping up efforts to help farmers shift from tobacco cultivation to food crops, so as to help tame ailments and deaths linked to unregulated smoking.
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