A biotech conference in Ethiopia with African and European scientists last week has come out strongly in support of using agricultural biotechnology as a means to enable Africa's efforts to provide for the population's nutritional needs.
News Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Egyptian grain importers report that Ukrainian corn exporters are defaulting or delaying some shipments with claims of a supply shortage. News reports indicate that the export problem is caused by farmers failing to deliver on local corn contracts in expectation of higher prices. Both buyers and exporters hope that this is only a short-term issue.Egypt's new supply minister has said that he will be looking at the wheat moisture levels set by his p...
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...
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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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...
