Policy Impacts of Drought Today's WASDE report from USDA, with its sharp cut in corn yields, is having several important tangential policy impacts:
Ethanol: Rumors of possible reductions in the ethanol mandate have been floating in Chicago, but USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today said, "We have no plan to adjust the Renewable Fuel Standard." Note that the next major crop report from USDA likely will include a sharp reduction in harvested acres as a result of the drought. Export Embargo: The trade was incensed today over a remark by one Obama Administration official that it is "premature" to discuss a grain export embargo. By saying it is premature means that it is not out of the realm of possibility -- though that seems highly unlikely...
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...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
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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