Tanzania, July 22 -- Iringa/Njombe. A decade ago, many young people in Tanzania's Southern Highlands regarded farming as a last resort, offering little more than subsistence income.

Today, thousands are earning a living from a crop once dismissed as ordinary. From producing seedlings and managing orchards to transporting fruit and working in processing factories, avocado, also known as green gold, is creating employment and transforming rural economies across Njombe, Iringa, Mbeya and Songwe.

The crop's expanding value chain has become one of Tanzania's most successful agricultural stories, generating new business opportunities for young entrepreneurs while attracting billions of shillings in private investment.

For Njombe Regional Com...