Macroeconomics Food Inflation Falls Below 15 Percent in April Average food prices for April increased year-on-year by 14.8 percent, down from 18.3 percent for March. This marks the smallest rise in food prices in the past seven months. Pork prices continued to be the primary driver of rising food costs, as the average was up by 96.9 percent compared with April 2019. However, on a monthly basis, the pork prices have continued to contract. By comparison, they were up by 116.4 percent year-on-year in March. Other foodstuffs continuing to see increases in April included cooking oil and milk, which rose by 5.6 percent and .9 percent, respectively, compared with a year ago. In contrast, the average prices for fresh vegetables, fresh frui...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.