Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction
This report, based on a household survey conducted in 2006, discusses options for discouraging qat consumption in Yemen. It draws on a survey-the first representative data collection exercise aimed specifically at assessing the qat consumption phen...
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okr-10986-77342021-04-23T14:02:37Z Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction World Bank ADULT POPULATION AGRICULTURE AMPHETAMINES BASIC NEEDS CASH CROP CASH CROPS CONSUMERS DIABETES DISEASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICY EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY ELDERLY MEN EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXTENSION FAMILIES FARMERS FOOD INSECURITY GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROUNDWATER HEALTH EFFECTS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE DATA HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN HEALTH HUSBANDS ILLNESSES INCOMES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEISURE ACTIVITIES LEISURE TIME MEDICINE MEDICINES MIDDLE EAST NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEADERS NATURAL RESOURCE NGOS NORTH AFRICA OLD AGE OLD-AGE ORAL CANCER PATIENTS PEER EDUCATION PEER PRESSURE PESTICIDES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC SERVICE QAT RELIGIOUS REASONS RESOURCE USE SAFETY NET SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL COHESION SPOUSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION WASTE WATER RESOURCES WORK FORCE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN This report, based on a household survey conducted in 2006, discusses options for discouraging qat consumption in Yemen. It draws on a survey-the first representative data collection exercise aimed specifically at assessing the qat consumption phenomena-which confirms that the use of this drug is widespread. Qat is consumed by men, women and children; its use is extremely time consuming; it drains the family budget; has adverse health effects; negatively affects work performance and thus contributes to poverty. Weaning consumers from the qat habit will be difficult, because its production accounts for some 6 percent of GDP and 14 percent of total employment. Qat consumption requires around 10 percent of the household budget of all income groups, which comes at the expense of basic food, education and health. To reduce qat consumption, this note recommends a set of economic and non-economic policy measures. These include: increasing the tax burden; building public awareness; incorporating training on the hazards of qat in the school system; enforcing public policies aimed at discouraging qat consumption (e.g., extension of working hours); closing knowledge gaps and developing viable crop diversification programs. 2012-06-11T20:57:18Z 2012-06-11T20:57:18Z 2007-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7772944/yemen-towards-qat-demand-reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7734 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Commodities Study Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa Yemen, Republic of |
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ADULT POPULATION AGRICULTURE AMPHETAMINES BASIC NEEDS CASH CROP CASH CROPS CONSUMERS DIABETES DISEASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICY EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY ELDERLY MEN EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXTENSION FAMILIES FARMERS FOOD INSECURITY GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROUNDWATER HEALTH EFFECTS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE DATA HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN HEALTH HUSBANDS ILLNESSES INCOMES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEISURE ACTIVITIES LEISURE TIME MEDICINE MEDICINES MIDDLE EAST NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEADERS NATURAL RESOURCE NGOS NORTH AFRICA OLD AGE OLD-AGE ORAL CANCER PATIENTS PEER EDUCATION PEER PRESSURE PESTICIDES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC SERVICE QAT RELIGIOUS REASONS RESOURCE USE SAFETY NET SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL COHESION SPOUSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION WASTE WATER RESOURCES WORK FORCE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN |
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ADULT POPULATION AGRICULTURE AMPHETAMINES BASIC NEEDS CASH CROP CASH CROPS CONSUMERS DIABETES DISEASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICY EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY ELDERLY MEN EPIDEMIOLOGY ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXTENSION FAMILIES FARMERS FOOD INSECURITY GENDER GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROUNDWATER HEALTH EFFECTS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE DATA HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN HEALTH HUSBANDS ILLNESSES INCOMES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERVENTION LABOR FORCE LEISURE ACTIVITIES LEISURE TIME MEDICINE MEDICINES MIDDLE EAST NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL LEADERS NATURAL RESOURCE NGOS NORTH AFRICA OLD AGE OLD-AGE ORAL CANCER PATIENTS PEER EDUCATION PEER PRESSURE PESTICIDES POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY REDUCTION PREGNANT WOMEN PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC SERVICE QAT RELIGIOUS REASONS RESOURCE USE SAFETY NET SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL COHESION SPOUSE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION WASTE WATER RESOURCES WORK FORCE WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN World Bank Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction |
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This report, based on a household survey
conducted in 2006, discusses options for discouraging qat
consumption in Yemen. It draws on a survey-the first
representative data collection exercise aimed specifically
at assessing the qat consumption phenomena-which confirms
that the use of this drug is widespread. Qat is consumed by
men, women and children; its use is extremely time
consuming; it drains the family budget; has adverse health
effects; negatively affects work performance and thus
contributes to poverty. Weaning consumers from the qat habit
will be difficult, because its production accounts for some
6 percent of GDP and 14 percent of total employment. Qat
consumption requires around 10 percent of the household
budget of all income groups, which comes at the expense of
basic food, education and health. To reduce qat consumption,
this note recommends a set of economic and non-economic
policy measures. These include: increasing the tax burden;
building public awareness; incorporating training on the
hazards of qat in the school system; enforcing public
policies aimed at discouraging qat consumption (e.g.,
extension of working hours); closing knowledge gaps and
developing viable crop diversification programs. |
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Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction |
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Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction |
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Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction |
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Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction |
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Yemen : Towards Qat Demand Reduction |
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yemen : towards qat demand reduction |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7772944/yemen-towards-qat-demand-reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7734 |
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