▁engineering , ▁fish eries , ▁agricult ural ▁extension , ▁agricult ural ▁education , ▁home ▁science , ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁communication . ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁mand ate ▁to ▁co - ordinate ▁agricult ural ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁program mes ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁link ages ▁at ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁level ▁with ▁related ▁organis ations ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁far ming ▁community . ▁ ▁Problem s ▁in ▁to b acco ▁production ▁ ▁Child ▁labor ▁The ▁International ▁Labour ▁Office ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁child - l abor ers ▁work ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁which ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ha z ard ous ▁types ▁of ▁work . ▁The ▁to b acco ▁industry ▁houses ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁working ▁children . ▁There ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁use ▁of ▁children ▁on ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil , ▁China , ▁India , ▁Indones ia , ▁Mal aw i ▁and ▁Z imb ab we . ▁While ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁children ▁work ▁with ▁their ▁families ▁on ▁small ▁family - owned ▁far ms , ▁others ▁work ▁on ▁large ▁plant ations . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁reports ▁were ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁London - based ▁human - right s ▁group ▁Plan ▁International , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁child ▁labor ▁was ▁common ▁on ▁Mal aw i ▁( produ cer ▁of ▁ 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁to b acco ) ▁to b acco ▁far ms . ▁The ▁organization ▁interview ed ▁ 4 4 ▁te ens , ▁who ▁worked ▁full - time