Cotton Production Up, Prices Crash Cotton production in India is likely to be 26.1 million bales (of 170 kg each) for 2011/12, according to the new assessment available from the government of India (GOI); the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) estimated production at 25.6 million bales.Whatever the actual number will be, one thing is certain: It will be significantly higher due to higher acreage (because of higher prices in 2010/11) and widespread rains across the cotton belt, as well as higher cultivation of Bt cotton. The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has pegged production at 34 million bales and put consumption at 25 million bales, thus resulting in huge carryover stocks. USDA in its latest report cut cotton production to 34.25 million b...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.