6 Unusual Facts about Dates, Healthy Food in Ramadhan
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6. Dates are part of a long heritage and culture
The date palm has been cultivated in the Middle East and North Africa for a long ago. Because of the nutrients and calories that dates provided, these fruits meant food and nutrition security for populations living in the desert and other drylands.
Food and agriculture around the world form an important part of cultures and identities. To celebrate and preserve this heritage, FAO designed the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program to award sites around the world that have maintained traditions of growing and harvesting foods that are unique and well-adapted to local landscapes and climates.
As one good GIAHS example, the Siwa Oasis in Egypt precisely demonstrates farmers’ ingenuity to adapt agriculture to difficult conditions. Here, cultivated date palms are inter-cropped with fruits, vegetables, fodder crops, and occasionally cereals in a three-story canopy structure with date palms occupying the highest level.
This multi-layered system creates a microclimate that allows other crops to grow under palm trees, preserving precious water.
Tiga Kader Muhammadiyah Gugat soal Sidang Isbat Penentuan Awal Ramadhan dan Idul Fitri ke MK
Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) menggelar sidang pendahuluan pengujian materi Undang-Undang Peradilan Agama perihal isbat awal dan akhir Ramadhan pada Selasa 9 Juni 2026.
