scale ▁to b acco ▁far mers . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Bank , ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁infl ation - ad just ed ▁price ▁of ▁to b acco ▁dropped ▁ 3 7 %. ▁ ▁Environment ▁Tob acco ▁production ▁requires ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁p estic ides . ▁Tob acco ▁companies ▁recommend ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁separate ▁applications ▁of ▁p estic ides ▁just ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁plant ing ▁the ▁se eds ▁in ▁green h ouses ▁and ▁trans plant ing ▁the ▁young ▁plants ▁to ▁the ▁field . ▁P estic ide ▁use ▁has ▁been ▁w ors ened ▁by ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁produce ▁bigger ▁cro ps ▁in ▁less ▁time ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁decre asing ▁market ▁value ▁of ▁to b acco . ▁P estic ides ▁often ▁harm ▁to b acco ▁far mers ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁effects ▁and ▁the ▁proper ▁safety ▁protocol ▁for ▁working ▁with ▁p estic ides . ▁These ▁p estic ides ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fert il izers , ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁soil , ▁the ▁water way ▁and ▁the ▁food ▁chain . ▁Cou ple d ▁with ▁child ▁labor , ▁p estic ides ▁pose ▁an ▁even ▁greater ▁threat . ▁Early ▁expos ure ▁to ▁p estic ides ▁may ▁increase ▁a ▁child ' s ▁lif el ong ▁cancer ▁risk ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁harm ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁nerv ous ▁and ▁imm une ▁systems . ▁ ▁Tob acco ▁is ▁often ▁heavily ▁fert il ized . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁min eral ▁ap at ite