USAID is providing funds in Ghana for the installation of easy-to-operate corn shelling equipment that can be used by all farmers there. This new equipment runs on bicycle power and can produce up to 1.5 MT of shelled corn per day.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS The Bahri Dry Bulk division of Saudi Arabia's National Shipping Company has taken delivery of the "Bahri Grain," an 82,000 DWT bulk grain vessel. This is the second of five vessels from Japan's Osima Shipbuilding that were purchased. The remaining three are to be delivered in mid-2014.USDA reports that 204,000 MT of U.S. corn have been booked for shipment to Egypt. According to the trade, about 100,000 MT was booked by Medsofts Egypt and the balance div...
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...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
