DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 19 -- FARMERS across Tanzania are accelerating preparations for the new agricultural season as uncertainty grows over the timing and reliability of rainfall, raising concerns about food production, incomes and overall market supply for the months ahead.

The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) projects that regions within the unimodal rainfall zone including Kigoma, Tabora, Katavi, Singida and Dodoma will receive belownormal to near-normal rainfall this season.

According to the forecast, Tabora, Katavi and Kigoma expected the onset between the third and fourth week of October, while Rukwa, Songwe, Mbeya, Iringa, Njombe and the southern part of Morogoro would begin receiving rains around the second to third week of...