Egypt reports that it has purchased approximately 57,000 MT of local wheat in the first 10 days of buying against a target of 4 MMT by 31 July 2016. However, wheat farmers are complaining that the government is refusing to buy some stocks due to one particular issue. Regional Updates MIDDLE EAST/MEDITERRANEAN COMMENTS Algeria reports that its grain imports for the first quarter are down 8.5 percent from last year, mainly in corn and barley, although wheat showed a small increase. Corn imports totaled 906,400 MT (1.15 MMT in 2015) with barley at 182,600 MT (286,100 MT in 2015), soft wheat at 1.6 MMT (1.55 MMT in 2015) and durum wheat at 510,800 MT (509,100 MT in 2015). From a value perspective, the total cost of grain imports dropped 25.7...
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...
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...
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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.