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Eleni Gabre-Madhin: Building a commodities market in Ethiopia

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http://www.ted.com Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world's largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket.

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  • Wow Some people are real ignorant when it comes to Ethiopia. I mean change comes when you work on it not by just sitting around and demoralizing those who are atleast trying to make a change!! People please open your eyes and wake up!! we need change like the idea Eleni has put forward!!!

  • Your life must be miserable, worried about who is Tigre or Oromo or Amara. I am Ethiopian and all I see is intelligent caring Ethiopian who is trying to be part of the solution to eradicate poverty in Ethiopia.

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  • As an African decent, my ultimate dream obviously is to see the condition of Africans in Africa improves. I always dream that one day the countries of this land would unite. And together they’ll bring once again enlightenment to the world like the Black Egyptians in Africa once did. Africa, the land of all people, the second largest continent with nine hundred million people is composed of 54 different countries. peoplebreeze com/?p=821

  • As an American, can you imagine United States of America being split into 52 separate countries, how unpractical would it be for us to trade? Conflict among states would have become an issue; war would have become inevitable just like we have seen with different nations in Africa. peoplebreeze com/?p821

  • A united nation of Africa is the only solution. As long as Africa is divided between different countries, she will always be a prostitute for empires to pimp. Please read the article peoplebreeze com/?p=821

  • Ethiopian on TED? Amazing!

  • With great voice comes great responsibility!!! Prof.Eleni,we expect the human limits from you as you are probably the best available option to the 25% inflation that there is out here!!!

  • i just love you for being my voice" God bless africa"

  • A role model for all Habesha women....Inspirational!

  • love her

  • If that's how she defines happiness, I'm with her, but when she said happiness is a right, smdh. I'm glad she qualified it with that list.

  • @liya2010 hey she is in ethiopia .i really proud of her

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