ITGA members must be interacting with state or non-state organizations, UN Agencies inclusive; as we together lok at suporting livelihoods of the tobacco dependent masses. (…) Let institutions support each other as we endeavor to sustain or improve livelihoods of tobacco farmers. (in the 2019 ITGA AGM Book)

If there were a simple way to replace tobacco with a crop that is easier to grow and yields the same profit, then there would be very few tobacco farmers remaining. (…) they produce tobacco because they have not yet found an easier alternative that generates the income necessary to support their family. (in Tobacco Courier, No. 73, May 2018)

Tobacco growers are some of the best organized farmers in the world, they have strong organizations in countries and regions where tobacco is relevant and have an incomparable experience of the problems of diversification in tobacco fields. (in Tobacco Courier, No. 74, September 2018)