Saudi Arabia's wheat imports are projected to rise by about 10 percent in 2015/16 as local production is decreasing and will be phased out by 2016. It is possible that the government will allow a few farmers to continue growing the crop, but it might discontinue providing them with support.
Regional Updates Wheat importers in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region were pleased with the announcement that Russia's wheat export tax will be lifted almost immediately. It has been forecast that approximately 1.2 MMT of Russian wheat can now be exported during the period of the next few weeks through 30 June, the end of the marketing year. Even with those shipments, Russia is expected to have higher-than-average wheat stocks...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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...
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...
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...
