GOI is permitting PEC Limited, a State Trading Enterprise (STE), to import 500,000 MT of corn for poultry feed and starch manufacturers under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ). This would be the first corn imports in 16 years, but India’s zero tolerance of GMOs is likely to restrict the origins. India’s Precarious Wheat Situation Higher-than-normal temperatures in winter and low soil moisture may damage the wheat production prospects in 2015/16. The crop was sown on 27.146 million hectares, a 7.4 percent decrease from the 29.316 million hectares planted in 2014/15 that produced 88.95 MMT. If the 2014/15 average yield of 3 MT/ha remains the same in 2015/16, the harvest will be limited to 81 MMT. Trade, however, is already lowering its esti...
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...
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An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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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Forecasting developments in production agriculture
On behalf of a private U.S. agricultural technology provider, WPI’s team generated an econometric model to forecast the movement of concentrated corn production north and west from the traditional U.S. Corn Belt. WPI’s model has subsequently provided quantitative support to a multi-million-dollar investment into short-season corn variety development. WPI’s methodology included a series of interviews with regional grain elevators and seed consultants. Emphasizing outreach and communication with stakeholders who possess intimate sectoral knowledge – on-the-ground insights – is a regular component of WPI’s methodologies, made possible by WPI’s ever-growing network of industry contacts.