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This report is the most recent in a series aimed at monitoring economic developments in Ghana and has two sections. The first section summarizes the recent macroeconomic developments in the country while the second section presents the main findings on poverty and employment published recently by the Ghana statistical service. Ghana s overall macroeconomic conditions have deteriorated further in 2014 with large twin-deficits lingering, fueling government debt and inflation, a sharp depreciation of its currency, and a weaker pace of economic growth. The fiscal deficit remains the biggest source of vulnerability in the Ghanaian economy. Preliminary figures show the fiscal deficit was 9.2 percent of GDP in the first half of 2014, driven by the high wage bill and rising interest costs. The wage bill grew 25.7 percent (y-o-y) during the first half of 2014 despite promised measures to contain it, while interest payments reached 5% of GDP. Total domestic revenue collections were dragged down by a contraction in non-tax revenue while tax revenue only increased slightly to 15.6 percent of GDP. With large expenditures planned for the second half of the year, the deficit is projected to be around 10% of GDP, above the government s 8.8 percent target for 2014. A careful analysis of the determinants of poverty and inequality, and their interaction with labor market variables is just beginning, as the 2013 surveys were just released. However, these preliminary findings highlight how critical are Ghana s policy decisions over the next 12 months to pursue more inclusive and stable growth. Urgent efforts are needed to build a more predictable policy environment that facilitates diversification from capital intensive activities in extractive industries towards more labor and land intensive activities in the agriculture and service sectors.

Da Selenmangel bei Wiederkäuern infolge selenarmer Grünlandstandorte ein gravierendes Problem darstellen kann, sollte in der vorliegenden Arbeit der Einfluss der Applikation eines granulierten Kalkdüngers mit Selen auf die Glutathionperoxidase-Aktivität von Mutterkühen untersucht werden. Für die Versuche standen eine Versuchsfläche, die zu Beginn der Vegetationsperiode mit dem selenhaltigen Düngemittel Dino Selenium 5® behandelt wurde, sowie eine unbehandelte Referenzfläche zur Verfügung. Die Flächen wurden von einer Mutterkuhherde beweidet, die aus Tieren der Rassen Deutsch Angus und Deutsches Fleckvieh bestand. Der Tierbestand beider Rassen wurde jeweils gemäß der Flächenaufteilung in eine Selen-Versuchsgruppe und eine Referenzgruppe eingeteilt. Um den Einfluss der Selen-Supplementierung zu erfassen, wurden Blutproben genommen, anhand derer die Aktivität des selenabhängigen Enzyms Glutathionperoxidase in den Erythrozyten bestimmt wurde. Die Untersuchungen führten zu folgenden Ergebnissen: 1.Durch die Ausbringung des granulierten Kalkdüngers mit Selen auf den Selen-Versuchsflächen konnte eine ausreichende Konzentration von > 0,1 mg Se kg-1 TM im Grünlandaufwuchs erreicht werden. Dadurch kann grundsätzlich der Selen-Versorgungsstatus von Mutterkühen, gemessen anhand der Aktivität der Glutathionperoxidase, sichergestellt werden. 2.Während die Tiere der unbehandelten Fläche trotz angebotener Salzlecksteine und prophylaktischer Injektionen unmittelbar post natum zum größten Teil nur marginal oder sogar defizitär mit Selen versorgt waren, konnte bei allen Tieren der Versuchsfläche eine ausreichende, bedarfsgerechte Selenversorgung nachgewiesen werden. 3.Bei der vergleichenden Betrachtung der beiden Rassen fiel auf, dass die Tiere der Rasse Fleckvieh sowohl auf der Versuchsfläche, als auch auf der Referenzfläche eine höhere Glutathionperoxidase-Aktivität aufwiesen, als die Tiere der Rasse Angus. 4.Der Selenversorgungsstatus innerhalb der Untersuchungsgruppen war grundsätzlich homogen, zeigte jedoch eine gewisse individuelle Streuung, die nicht auf für uns erfasste Gegebenheiten der Tiere, wie Gravidität, Laktation oder Alter zurückzuführen ist.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Household Survey for Evaluation of Livelihood and Food Security Initiatives in Lower and Middle Juba Regions, Somalia, 2014 data were collected by Oxfam GB as part of the organisation's Global Performance Framework. Under this framework, a small number of completed or mature projects are selected at random each year for an evaluation of their impact, known as an Effectiveness Review. This data was used to evaluate the impact of the 'Community Driven Livelihood and Food Security Initiatives (CLFSI)' project which took place in the Lower and Middle Juba Regions of South Somalia between 2010 and 2013. The overall objective of the project was to promote competitive economic initiatives in the regions. Specifically, the project aimed at strengthening the productive capacity of households by improving their production systems ensuring sustainable food security, income generation through food production, rehabilitation of productive assets (e.g. dykes and canals), and asset transfer together with rehabilitation of livestock market. Income-generating activities focused on supporting small-scale traders with cash and support to small household business. The review adopted a quasi-experimental impact evaluation design, which involved comparing households that had been supported by the project with households in neighbouring communities that had similar characteristics in 2009 (as reported in recall questions). In total, 200 project participants from 11 regions and 434 non-participants from 11 regions were interviewed. Anonymisation: Respondent names have been removed. Community names have been removed and replaced with codes in random order. The following variables have been recoded so as to prevent unique cases that may allow identification of the respondents: household size (capped at 11 members), age (binned in 5-year intervals), size of house (capped at 4+ huts), material of house roof (combined categories) and principal livelihood of household (combined categories). Main Topics: Impact of strengthening production systems to improve food security in Somalia. Simple random sample Purposive selection/case studies In the beneficiary group, sample was randomly selected from households from the project area that r Face-to-face interview

Seeds are a main source of all food and agricultural production. On-farm seed practices have been responsible for the management, conservation and renewal of genetic diversity in agriculture. Scientifically supported breeding started only in the 20th century. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 633571. No

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El artículo presenta la integración de equipamiento industrial en el desarrollo e implementación de un eje externo de tipo mesa rotativa para una celda robotizada que incluye un manipulador típico de seis ejes. Se utilizan las capacidades de comunicación industrial disponibles en los componentes empleados para coordinar movimientos entre el robot y la mesa rotativa. Mediante un módulo de software específicamente programado, el usuario/programador del robot comanda las nuevas prestaciones con nuevos comandos compatibles con el entorno de programación nativo. De esta manera se obtiene un producto simple y robusto que expande la capacidad original de la celda robotizada. Sociedad Argentina de Informática e Investigación Operativa (SADIO)

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