Tanzania, April 29 -- Dodoma/Morogoro. The Tanzania Prisons Service (TPS) has launched an ambitious nationwide agriculture and livestock programme aimed at achieving full food self-sufficiency across all prisons by July 1, 2026, a move expected to significantly cut government expenditure while strengthening inmate rehabilitation.

The initiative, which spans multiple regions, is part of a broader strategy to ensure prisons produce enough food to sustain their populations, with surplus output directed to commercial markets to support national food security.

The Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services (CRS) at TPS headquarters, Ms Amina Kavirondo, said the programme is firmly embedded in the institution's rehabilitation framework, equippin...