A 10-year-old bright red Ferrari that belonged to President Donald Trump went on the block Saturday and sold for $270,000, auctioneers said.
“Similar versions of the model without the celebrity provenance traditionally bring between $125,000 – $175,000 depending on mileage, condition and optional equipment,” said Auctions America spokeswoman Amy Christie.
She did not name the buyer.
Car lovers and Trump supporters had lined up to admire the 2007 F430 coupe at a convention center in Fort Lauderdale 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Miami.
The real-estate billionaire bought the Ferrari new for use as his personal car and owned it for just over four years.
He drove the car 2,400 miles. The rest of its mileage — 6,000 miles—was clocked by its second and current owner, who bought the Ferrari in 2011 and also remains anonymous.
Diversity protection can help boost food security, say speakers
BSS, Rajshahi
Disseminating their indigenous knowledge and expertise, some grassroots aged farmers unanimously mentioned that protection of plant diversity can be the vital means of boosting food security.
They viewed as many as 29 non-conventional plant varieties have both food and medicinal ingredients and values immensely. So, there should have adequate measures of protecting and conserving the varieties together with familiarizing those at consumers’ level.
The observation came in a community school titled “Importance of Plant
Diversity and Ecosystem” at Bilnepalpara village under Paba Upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon. More than 100 people including 50 youths joined the programme.
On the occasion, they also visited some farming plots of various non-
conventional and indigenous crops. Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (BARCIK), a non-
government research organization, hosted the programme in association with Bilnepalpara Farmers Club and Youth Organization.
National Environment Award winner Yousuf Ali Molla and BARCIK Barind
Regional Manager Shahidul Islam addressed the discussion as focal persons.Farmers Nurul Islam, Amrita Kumar Sarker and Sultana Khatun also spoke.
Yousuf Ali Molla voiced for time-befitting and effective measures for
conservation of both plant diversity and biodiversity in the region including its vast Barind tract.
He mentioned that the diversities are gradually declining now due to
various natural and manmade catastrophes posing a serious threat to the whole ecosystem. So, there should be a campaign and state level interventions.
Farmer Mollah said the youths including school, college and university
level students need proper knowledge on the importance of plant and
biodiversity, natural resource conservation and climate change issues so that they can contribute to this field.
He said in the wake of abnormal declining of natural resources like native crop seeds, fish and birds species and other wildlife, conservation of natural resources has become indispensable for facing the adverse impacts of climate change.
He opined that many native crops and vegetable varieties are gradually
declining. Many of the native fish species, particularly the small indigenous ones are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons, reports AFP, Miami.
