As a result of a civil war for which they bear no responsibility, far too many South Sudanese, including those we met in
Bidi Bidi, have known far too much violence, far too much suffering and far too little opportunity.
Cigarettes will resurge in the coming decades as smokers are expected to graduate from
bidis to cigarettes, and more new smokers are likely to take to smoking cigarettes than
bidi," it said.
When considering
bidi smoking as a risk factor for lung cancer, it has been suggested that people who smoke this product take deeper puffs, which increases the amount of smoke available to become absorbed by respiratory cells.
Bidi making in the region is like a tradition passed down from generation to generation.
Also, the leaf used to wrap
bidis is denser than paper, thus smokers must inhale more deeply and more frequently to keep a
bidi lit.
Current
bidi users were defined as having "smoked more than one
bidi in the last 30 days.
The report is based on a study of
bidi rollers, marginal tobacco farmers and tendu leaf pluckers in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
The result is that a
bidi pack costs just Rs 4 on an average.
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Programmes have been launched to wean tobacco farmers away from growing tobacco and to offer alternative livelihood to people engaged in
bidi rolling.
