DODOMA, Feb. 24 -- TANZANIA has intensified efforts to transform date palm cultivation into a major commercial crop as part of a broader strategy to combat drought, strengthen food security and boost rural incomes.

The move follows the validation of a Draft Agricultural Training Manual on Date Palm Production in Tanzania, a landmark guide expected to shift the crop from scattered traditional growth to structured, large-scale commercial farming, particularly in semi-arid regions.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), convened a high-level twoday validation workshop in Dodoma over the weekend that brought together agricultural experts, po...