Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA/AFRICA – MEA REGION BRICS membership increased on 1 January 2024 to include Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Ethiopia in addition to existing members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Further expansion is expected in 2024/25. Pakistan’s wheat production for 2023/24 is forecast by USDA-FAS to increase to 28 MMT, up from 26.4 MMT. Wheat imports are expected to drop by 600,000 MT to 2 MMT. Overall wheat consumption is up by 800,000 MT to 30.2 MMT. Oman Flour Mills started operations of its new feed mill with a capacity of 20 MT per hour. This new feed mill will greatly reduce the current dependence on imported animal feed supply. Iraq’s Ag Ministry...
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...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.