Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Pakistan has lifted the ban on the interprovincial transport of wheat and has also removed the import duty on wheat. Wheat and wheat flour shortages have developed in some parts of the country and these government actions are expected to help control the rapid rise in wheat and wheat flour prices. The wheat import duty had been set at 8 percent. The latest FAO report on Yemen shows that the local wheat and sorghum harvest will be well below the five-year average. The total Yemen crop is only at about 365,000 MT while grain imports will be up at 4.3 MMT – 3.2 MMT wheat, 700,000 MT maize and 400,000 MT rice. Close to 80 percent of Yemen’s population needs food assist...
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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