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 ...

Across the drylands where ICARDA works, Ramadan is widely observed as a month during which Muslims fast from dawn till dusk ...

Jigawa State is steadily positioning itself as Nigeria's emerging hub for date palm production. It is blessed with a unique soil composition that allows date trees to produce fruits twice a year, ...

A man climbs a towering date palm tree, his feet nimbly navigating the trunk, also known as a stem, like a ladder until he reaches the canopy. Amid the palm leaves, he pulls a long, curved blade to ...

Abu Dhabi, Jun 02th, 2012 (WAM) -- An Emirati doctor who abandoned medical practice and embraced date palm cultivation has urged the authorities to introduce date palm farming into various curricula ...