A political economy of the tobacco supply chain in an Eastern Mediterranean country: The case of Lebanon.

In recent years, with the influx of Syrian refugee settling in mostly rural agricultural areas, and with the expansion of licensing to the Bekaa region, there was an increasing trend of hiring paid labor to do the work; however, this remains a limited practice due to the low returns: “Tobacco agriculture needs many family members to work in it, for it to be profitable.

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