The Ministry of Agriculture has started using qualified youth in action in Israel through the Building a Better Tomorrow (BBT) and Block Farms programme, where they have the opportunity to share their experiences with other young people from Israel.

Speaking in Parliament in Dodoma on Thursday, Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe said that so far a total of 79 young people who took part in the training in Israel were among 812 young people in agricultural training in the local centres.

"After the training period, they will have the opportunity to do business farming through collective farms (block farms) under the BBT program," Bashe said.

Bashe was forced to respond after Mafinga Urban MP Cosato Chumi asked the Ministry of Agriculture to explain how the nation benefits from young people being sent to Israeli agricultural training.

In a preface to his response, Minister Bashe said Tanzania and Israel agreed to cooperate by establishing a practical training program for students completing universities and intermediate colleges of agricultural and veterinary training in Israel.

"The aim of the program is to increase knowledge and knowledge about modern technologies in the agricultural sector. "From 2015 to now, a total of 261 Tanzanian youth have benefited from agricultural training through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel's Agency for International Develeopment Cooperation (MASHAV) through Agrostudies," he said.