The African Agricultural Technology Foundation has received a grant through a USAID-funded program to be used for the commercialization of a Striga weed-resistant corn. Striga weed can cause corn crop losses of up to 80 percent.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Saudi Arabia is set to receive the largest-ever barley shipment from Australia in the coming days. The vessel CMB Medoc is en route with 79,000 MT of feed barley valued in excess of $20 million. Australia is seeing a record level of barley production this year and is looking forward to further exports to Saudi where import demand for barley is close to 8 MMT per year.FAO and Egypt are working on a new arrangement that will have FAO send agricultural expert...
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...
