Egypt is the world’s second-largest producer of tilapia, producing 1.3 MMT today with expectations that the total will reach 2 MMT by 2020. This growth has led Nutreco to increase its investment in aquafeed production there.
Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST COMMENTS Egypt has become the leading importer of Russian grain so far in this crop year, pushing Turkey into second place. The July-October 2015 export numbers for total grains include the following: Egypt (2 MMT), Turkey (1.6 MMT), Saudi Arabia (1.4 MMT), Iran (965,000 MT) and South Africa (589,000 MT). Egypt’s imports from Russia are close to last year’s levels, but Turkey’s have dropped by 1.1 MMT due to its much better crops this year.T...
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...
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...
